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  • Déclaration de l’Association IGICUMBI – Voix des Rescapés du Génocide contre les Tutsis : PLACE À LA JUSTICE, NON À LA COLÈRE DE PAUL KAGAME !

    Publiée initialement en kinyarwanda, la langue du Rwanda, le 27 novembre 2024, cette déclaration est aujourd’hui proposée en français afin d’informer le public francophone. Nous souhaitons ainsi sensibiliser le monde entier à la situation particulièrement préoccupante que vivent les Rescapés du génocide contre les Tutsis.

    Pour tenir compte du décalage entre les deux versions, un addendum de mise à jour suivra le texte original.
    Vous pouvez télécharger l’intégralité du document ici.

    Mise au point de l’Association IGICUMBIDownload

    La version vidéo de cette mise au point est également disponible ci-dessous :

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  • Ngoma: Missing head of slain Genocide survivor found

    Ngoma: Missing head of slain Genocide survivor found

    The missing head of a Genocide survivor who was murdered on November 14 in Ngoma District was found in a pit latrine where it had been thrown, a representative of IBUKA, the umbrella organization for Genocide survivors’ associations in Ngoma District, told The New Times on Monday.

    A survivor of 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Pauline Nduwamungu, 66, was murdered in Akabungo village, Rubago cell, Rukumberi Sector.

    ALSO READ: Over 1,100 cases of Genocide ideology recorded in four years

    Nduwamungu who was beheaded between 13:00pm and 14:00 pm, lived with a school child, Omar Biseruka, the IBUKA representative in Ngoma District, explained.

    Her headless body was found in a compost pit at her home.

    “Investigators are helping us because they have made arrests of some suspects as part of investigation which is ongoing. Her head was found yesterday [Sunday] night in her toilet in which the killers had thrown it,” Biseruka said.

    The New Times’ questions about the arrests and ongoing investigation were not answered by Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB).

    “We are waiting for findings from Rwanda Investigation Bureau. Meanwhile, Genocide survivors should remain calm as leaders, security organs and investigators are doing their job to help us with this case. We urge residents and neighbors to share information that could lead to the arrest of to the criminals and about any other threats and attacks against Genocide survivors,” Biseruka noted.

    ALSO READ: Genocide survivor escapes death narrowly in stabbing attack

    He added that Nduwamungu had not been buried by Monday as investigation was still being carried out.

    The date for her burial will be announced after the RIB investigation, he said.

    The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascene Bizimana, while addressing the 17th forum of the Unity Club Intwararumuri on Saturday at Kigali Convention Centre, called for stronger efforts to end attacks on survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

    ALSO READ: Over 230 arrested for genocide ideology in 100 days

    “Over the past three months we have reported attacks and threats targeting Genocide survivors. Some attacks are carried out by Genocide convicts who were released after completing their sentences while others are committed by people from families of Genocide convicts,” Bizimana said, citing the case of Pauline Nduwamungu.

    He said three such attacks were recorded in August in Nyaruguru, Karongi and Ruhango districts.

    Trend of genocide ideology cases

    The Minister said that although the number of genocide ideology and related crimes have decreased by 14 per cent of the past four years, “there are still genocide ideology and divisionism cases which we have to eradicate.”

    In April this year, figures from RIB from 2019 to 2023 indicated a notable decrease in genocide ideology cases by 13 percent, Genocide denial cases by 89 percent, and cases of trivializing or minimizing the Genocide against the Tutsi by 75 percent.

    In 2019, there were 128 genocide ideology cases, which decreased to 69 cases in 2020, followed by an increase to 88 cases in 2021. A drop to 56 genocide ideology cases was reported in 2022, before an increase to 87 cases in 2023.

    Up to 24 cases of Genocide denial were reported in 2019, before decreasing to 11 in 2020. 12 cases were reported in 2021, 14 cases reported in 2022, and 11 in 2023.

    Cases of trivialization or minimizing of the Genocide against the Tutsi followed a similar pattern, with 51 cases reported in 2019, before dropping to 26 cases in 2020. 26 cases were reported in 2021, decreasing to 18 cases in 2022, and rising to 25 cases in 2023.

    However, the RIB figures indicated an increase in crimes related to concealing, destroying, eliminating, or degrading evidence or information related to the Genocide. These crimes had risen by 120 percent. These cases rose from 44 in 2019 to 97 in 2023.

    The above genocide-related cases involved 3,563 suspects, RIB said.

    Source: The new times Rwanda, November 18, 2024.

  • Ngoma: Ukekwa kwica Nduwamungu warokotse Jenoside yatawe muri yombi

    Ngoma: Ukekwa kwica Nduwamungu warokotse Jenoside yatawe muri yombi

    Urwego rw’Igihugu rw’Ubugenzacyaha ku bufatanye na Polisi, bataye muri yombi ukekwaho kugira uruhare mu rupfu rwa Nduwamungu Pauline wari utuye i Rukumberi mu Karere ka Ngoma wishwe aciwe umutwe.

    Nduwamungu Pauline yishwe tariki ya 14 Ugushyingo, 2024 bamusanze iwe mu rugo.

    Mu ibazwa , uwitwa Nziza, mwene Ntihabose Theogene, yaje kwemera ko ari we wamwishe ndetse ajya no kwerekana aho yari yahishe umutwe wa Nduwamungu.

    Umuvugizi wa RIB, Dr Murangira B. Thierry,yabwiye itangazamakuru ko mu ibazwa ry’uyu ukekwa, yisobanuye  avuga ko impamvu yamwishe amuciye umutwe “  ko yagira ngo atazafatwa ngo kuko yabwiwe ko mu mboni z’uwishwe hasigaramo ifoto y’uwamwishe iyo yamwishe barebana.”

    Umuvugizi wa RIB avuga ko hagikorwa iperereza harebwa niba yarazize ko yacitse ku icumu rya Jenoside.

    Ati “Kugeza ubu ntabwo twakwemeza cyangwa ngo duhakane ko yaba yazize ko yacitse ku icumu rya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, iperereza niryo rizabigaragaza.”

    Yongeyeho ati “Ikindi kandi iperereza rirakomeje kugira ngo hamenyekanye impamvu nyakuri yateye Nziza kwica Nduwamungu Pauline ndetse n’abashobora kuba baramufashije muri icyo gikorwa cya kinyamanswa, mbere y’uko dosiye ishyikirizwa Ubushinjacyaha kugira ngo hatangwe ubutabera.”

    RIB irihanganisha umuryango wa Nduwamungu Pauline, iwizeza ko abagize uruhare mu rupfu rwa Nduwamungu bazagezwa imbere y’ubutabera bagahanwa nk’uko amategeko abiteganya.

    Biteganyijwe ko umuhango wo kumushyingura uzaba kuri uyu wa kane tariki ya 21 Ugushyingo 2024.

    Inkuru ya Umuseke.rw

  • Uwarokotse Jenoside yishwe urupfu rw’agashinyaguro

    Uwarokotse Jenoside yishwe urupfu rw’agashinyaguro

    NGOMA: Abagizi ba nabi bishe urw’agashinyaguro umukecuru w’imyaka 66 y’amavuko warokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, witwa Nduwamungu Pauline, wari utuye mu Mudugudu wa Akabungo, Akagari ka Rubago mu Murenge wa Rukumberi.

    Ni Amahano yabaye ku wa Kane tariki 14 Ugushyingo 2024 gusa urupfu rwa nyakwigendera rumenyekana ku wa 15 Ugushyingo 2024.

    Abishe nyakwigendera babikoze mu masaha y’amanywa, hanyuma bamujugunya mu kimoteri, barenzaho igitaka.Ubwo abaturanyi bashakishaga irengero rye, ni bwo babonye icyo kimoteri gisibye, batungurwa no gusangamo umubiri we.

    Umuyobozi wa IBUKA mu Karere ka Ngoma, Biseruka Omar, yabwiye bagenzi bacu ba Kigali Today ko abo bagizi ba nabi bamukuyeho umutwe, barawutwara.

    Yagize ati “Abamwishe babikoze hagati ya saa saba na saa munani z’amanywa bamujugunya mu kimoteri mu rugo rwe bamukuraho umutwe.”Avuga ko abo bicanyi bari babigambiriye kuko yari atuye ahantu ku muhanda munini wa kaburimbo kandi hagati y’abandi bantu ibipangu byahanaga imbibi.

    Ati “Nta muntu uzwi bari bafitanye amakimbirane, ababikoze rero ni ya ngengabitekerezo yo kugirira nabi uwarokotse Jenoside.”

    Ubuyobozi bw’Akarere n’inzego z’umutekano bagiye ahabereye ubu bwicanyi, bakorana inama n’abaturage ndetse banihanganisha umuryango wa Nduwamungu Pauline.

    Abaturage basabwe kubana mu mahoro no mu bwumvikane, bakirinda ibikorwa by’ubwicanyi, kuko kwica nta shema ribirimo, ahubwo ari icyaha kigayitse, kandi ko ugihamijwe n’inkiko ahabwa igihano kiremereye.

    Basabwe kandi gutangira amakuru ku gihe, kandi buri wese akaba ijisho rya mugenzi we n’abafitanye amakimbirane bakabimenyesha ubuyobozi bukabakiranura.

    Umurambo wa nyakwigendera wajyanywe ku bitaro bya Kibungo kugira ngo ukorerwe isuzuma mbere y’uko ushyingurwa.

    Mu gihe iperereza rikomeje, abantu babiri bakekwaho uruhare mu rupfu rwa Nduwamungu Pauline batawe muri yombi.

    Inkuru ya NDEKEZI Johnson wa Umuseke.com yanditswe kuwa 17, Ugushingo, 2024 .

  • Igicumbi Kiratabariza Umuryango wa Rwigara

    Igicumbi Kiratabariza Umuryango wa Rwigara

  • Igicumbi Kiramagana… (Video)

    Igicumbi Kiramagana… (Video)

    • Pierre Damien Habumuremyi uvuga ko abarokotse jenoside bafite ingengabitererezo ya jenosde akanabagereranya n’interahamwe
    • Joseph Matata Umuhakanyi wa Jenoside wavuze ko 80% y’interahamwe zari abatutsi
    • Ingabire Immaculee uri mu bibasira abarokotse jenoside benenga ibitagenda
    • Photo: Jean Damascene Bizimana wabimburiye abandi mu gushinja abarokotse gupfobya Jenoside yabakorewe
    • Judi River, umwanditse uvuga ko habaye jenosde ebyiri mu Rwanda

  • Abarokotse Jenoside bo mu Igicumbi Bageneye Ubutumwa Abayobozi b’u Rwanda

    Abarokotse Jenoside bo mu Igicumbi Bageneye Ubutumwa Abayobozi b’u Rwanda

    Ubutumwa bw’umuryango Igicumbi bugenewe Abayobozi b’u Rwanda (Video- Dogiteri Philippe Basabose)

    Nyuma y’ukwezi , Umuryango Igicumbi-Ijwi ry’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi utangijwe, uyu muryango uratabariza bamwe mu barokotse jenoside bakomeje gukorerwa akarengane gatandukanye harimo kwicwa kuri bamwe, no kunyagwa imitungo ku bandi. Umuryango Igicumbi uratangaza ko aho akarengane gakorerwa abarokotse jenoside kageze bitakiri ibyo gucecekwa. Ubu butumwa buje bukurikiye ikiganiro abashinze Igicumbi batanze mu byumweru bibiri bishize basobanura icyerecyezo cyabo ndetse bakurira inzira ku murima abanyapolitiki ku mpande zombi ko badashingiye kuri politiki iyo ariyo yose.

    Muri Video y’iminota isaga mirongo itatu (30), Dogiteri Basabose atanga ingero z’abarokotse jenoside batandukanye bari kunyagwa ibyabo nk’umuryango wa Rwigara n’abandi barokotse Jenoside benshi biganjemo abihayimana nka musenyeri Kayitana Justin , wapfuye mu ntangiriro z’uku kwezi azize icyiswe urupfu rutunguranye. Basabose aragira ati : ” Urupfu rutunguranye koko rubaho ariko iyo ”rutunguranye” ibaye umuco , uyu munsi ugatungurwa, ejo ugatungurwa, ejo bundi ugatungurwa, bikagera aho abantu iyo bumvise uwapfuye bibaza ahubwo uzakurikiraho,” rutunguranye” ngo ntago iba ikiri rutunguranye! Ku itotezwa rikomeje gukorerwa umuryango wa Rwigara by’umwihariko, Dogiteri Basabose aribaza niba gusahura uyu muryango bizarangira aruko Leta iteje cyamunara n’imyambaro abo muri uwo muryango bambaye.

    Izindi ngingo Igicumbi cyakozeho ubuvugizi muri ubu butumwa n’izijyanye no gucecekesha abarokotse jenoside bamwe bagafungwa bakagerekwaho ibyaha byo gupfobya jenoside yabakorewe nyamara bazira ko bavuze icyo Leta idashaka kumva, Gukingira ikibaba abakoze jenoside, guhatira abarokotse uko batanga ubuhamya bw’ibyo banyuzemo muri jenoside, abacitse ku icumu bahatirwa kubana mu nzu imwe no guhoberana n’ababiciye muri gahunda zitwa iz’ubwiyunge n’ibindi.

    Uretse ingingo z’ubuvugizi ku mutekano n’uburenganzira bw’abarokotse jenoside, Dogiteri Basabose ahinyuza imirongo y’ibitekerezo (Narrative) n’icengezamatwara rimaze kumenyerwa muri iyi myaka 27 ishize Jenoside ibaye. Muri izo narratives ngo zimaze kumera nk’ivanjiri, urugero ni nko kuvuga ko FPR-Inkotanyi muri 94 yari igamije guhagarika Jenoside cyangwa ko ihanurwa ry’indege ya Habyarimana atari imbarutso ya jenoside. Mu buhanga buhanitse n’umutuzo uzanzwe uranga uyu mwarimu wa Kaminuza muri Canada, Dogiteri Basabose arabaza ibibazo ku mateka ya jenoside n’urugamba rw’Inkotanyi, abarokotse jenoside akenshi bibaza ariko badatinyuka kuvugaho mu ruhame.

    Dogiteri Basabaose arasoza ubutumwa bw’umuryango Igicumbi -Ijwi ry’abarokotse Jenoside asaba abayobozi mu mazina yabo gushyira iherezo ku bibazo by’umutekano muke n’akarengane abarokotse jenoside bamwe bakomeje kunyuramo mu maboko ya Leta ivuga ko yabarokoye.

  • Nyamagabe: Mukamusoni Ancilla Warokotse Jenoside Yishwe Aciwe Ijosi

    Nyamagabe: Mukamusoni Ancilla Warokotse Jenoside Yishwe Aciwe Ijosi

    Mukamusoni Ancilla w’imyaka 63 y’amavuko warokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, wari utuye mu Murenge wa Cyanika mu Karere ka Nyamagabe, yishwe akaswe ijosi n’abantu bataramenyakana.

    • A 63-year old genocide survivor woman found dead, beheaded in Nyamababe District, in the southern province of Rwanda.

    Uwo mukecuru w’imyaka 63 y’amavuko yari asanzwe atuye mu Mudugudu wa Mbeho mu Kagari ka Nyanzoga. Yabanaga n’umukobwa we ufite abana babir

    Yishwe mu rukerera rwo kuri uyu wa 27 Gashyantare 2021 ubwo yari yazindutse yerekeza aho avuka mu Murenge wa Kamegeri.

    Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w’Umurenge wa Cyanika, Ndagijimana JMV, yavuze ko uwo mukecuru yishwe ahagana saa Kami n’imwe za mu gitondo ubwo yari yazindutse kare kare mu gitondo.

    Ati “Umukobwa we babana ni we waduhaye amakuru ko yari yazindutse (Mukamusoni) saa Kumi za mu gitondo agiye iwabo aho avuka. Yiciwe mu Mudugudu wa Rusenyi, bivuze ko yari amaze gukora nk’urugendo rw’isaha imwe.”

    Aho yiciwe ni aho Akarere ka Nyamagabe gahurira n’aka Huye.

    Kugeza ubu ntiharamenyekana abamwishe, ariko Urwego rw’Igihugu rw’Ubugenzacyaha, (RIB), rwatangiye iperereza kugira ngo batahurwe.

    Ndagijimana yakomeje avuga ko bitaramenyekana neza niba urupfu rwe hari aho ruhuriye no kuba yararokotse Jenoside, ariko biri gukorwaho iperereza.

    Ati “N’amakuru yatangwaga n’abaturage ndetse na Komite ya Ibuka ahamya ko nta kibazo yari afite na kimwe, yari abanye n’abaturage neza kandi n’abo bagiye bagirana imanza bo mu muryango yari yarabaretse yarimutse yaragiye kwiturira ahe yiguriye ku giti cye.”

    Gusa ngo hari gukorwa iperereza no ku mukobwa we kuko bakundaga kugirana amakimbirane.

    Ati “Iperereza riracyakomeje ntacyo turamenya ariko icyo bavuga ni uko uwo mukobwa wari wararuhiye mu rugo batari babanye neza, na we ariko aracyakomeje gukorwaho iperereza.

    Yasabye abaturage gukomeza ubufatanye mu gucunga umutekano no gutungira agatoki inzego z’ubuyobozi n’iz’umutekano ababa bakekwaho gukora urugomo n’ubugizi bwa nabi.

    Umurambo wa Mukamusoni wajyanywe mu mu bitaro bya Kacyiru gukorerwa isuzuma.

    Uyu mukecuru yishwe mu gihe habura ukwezi kumwe ngo Abanyarwanda n’inshuti zabo binjire mu gihe cyo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 27 Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.

    Mu myaka yatambutse, iyo iki gihe cyegereje hakunze kugaagara ibikorwa byo kwibasira bamwe mu barokotse Jenoside birimo n’ibimeze nk’ibi byo kubambura ubuzima cyangwa gutema amatungo yabo no kurandura imyaka yabo.

    Source: Martin Niyonkuru wa Ukwezi.rw na Igihe.com yasohotse none ku itariki 2/28/2021

  • One Year On, No justice for Kizito Mihigo

    One Year On, No justice for Kizito Mihigo

    Some 40 genocide survivors and their friends petitioned the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, a year ago, calling for a joint-international inquiry into the assassination of their fellow genocide survivor, Gospel Singer, and Peace activist Kizito Mihigo. One year on, our call remains unheeded so far. 

    February 21, 2020

    To:  His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda

    RE: Request for a Joint International Investigation into the Death of the Tutsi Genocide Survivor, Gospel Singer and Peace Activist, Kizito Mihigo.

    Following the tragic death of Kizito Mihigo inside the Rwandan Police detention facility, early this week, we, the genocide survivors and undersigned friends, urge the government of Rwanda to launch a joint-international investigation into the circumstances leading to the controversial death of Kizito Mihigo.

    A short public statement issued by the Rwanda National Police, February 17, stated that Kizito Mihigo took his own life while in police custody located in the capital Kigali.

    Like many Rwandans, and non-Rwandans alike, we received the news of the sudden death of Kizito Mihigo with great shock, disbelief and some degrees of suspicion.

    Contrary to the conventional wisdom suggesting that all death inquiries should be conducted as a homicide investigation until the facts have proven differently, the Rwandan authorities confirmed suicide claim even before the evaluation of any basic facts, such as post-mortem report by a qualified medical examiner. Considering this flaw and many other irregularities to conduct a credible investigation in line with international legal standards, we call the government of Rwanda to launch an independent joint international inquiry without delay and to make public the investigation findings promptly.

    As we continue to mourn the heartbreaking loss of Kizito Mihigo, we firmly believe that an independent joint international investigation between the Rwandan Government and independent non-governmental experts is of paramount importance. Such an initiative will bring closure to the cruel uncertainty we are stuck in now, restore the Rwanda police public trust and clear the suspicion of a staged murder of the 38-year old gospel singer who never had any known life-threatening behavior that would suggest suicide intent.

    We, the undersigned, reaffirm our grave concern relating to the current flawed investigation into the controversial death of Kizito Mihigo, and, therefore, request a joint international inquiry following the international legal standards of investigation.
    Yours sincerely,

    Copy for Information
    – António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
    – Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
    – Father Gonzalo Aemilius, Personal Secretary to His Holiness Pope Francis
    – Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
    – Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
    – Augustin Iyamuremye, President of the Senate of Rwanda
    – Edouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of the Government of Rwanda
    – Johnston Busingye, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Rwanda
    – Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
    – Sanjoy Hazarika, International Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
    – Julie Verhaar, Acting Secretary General at Amnesty International
    – International Federation for Human Rights
    – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
    – National Commission for Human Rights, Rwanda

    For media inquiries please contact Dr. Philippe Basabose, at bafilipo@gmail.com  or myself at gasakeu@gmail.com

  • 36 -Year- Old Rwandan Genocide Survivor Beheaded In a Suspected Hate Crime

    36 -Year- Old Rwandan Genocide Survivor Beheaded In a Suspected Hate Crime

    PS: It was later discovered that this genocide survivor was killed by agents of the current government of Rwanda. He was suspected of having communicated with Diane Rwigara, another genocide survivor and woman who dared to challenge the long-serving president, Paul Kagame in the 2017 election.

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    Widow holding the victim’s photo at the funeral in Bugesera. Photo/Umuseke

     Genocide survivor man was found dead yesterday in his native neighborhood of Nyamata, a dozen miles east of the capital Kigali. Police found his beheaded body lying on the ground, reported Rwanda’s local newspaper Igihe and umuseke.

    Family relatives believe the victim, Jean-Paul Mwiseneza, was assassinated in connection with the genocide. Jean-Paul miraculously survived the genocide in 1994. He was left for dead among many corpses after receiving a machete blow that left a huge scar on his front head. Jean Paul and his sister were the only survivors in their immediate family.

    His sister, Jaqueline Muhayimpundu, said it was not the first time his brother was targeted for murder since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in which his entire family perished.

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    Genocide survivor Jean Paul Mwiseneza, assassinated, beheaded, on June 10, 2019.

    In 2007, Jean-Paul, who has been working as a prison guard over the last 9 years, was stabbed by unidentified people who left him for dead. Jean-Paul leaves a widow and one child.

    Since the end of the genocide, hundreds of survivors have been murdered by released genocide convicts who live side by side with the survivors in Rwanda.
    The number of killings targeting the survivors had drastically increased during the Gacaca courts era, from 2004 to 2012.

    Activists believe that the killings against genocide survivors are often under-reported for it contradicts the Government narrative portraying Rwanda as a model of reconciliation in the aftermath of Genocide.

    By Albert Gasake

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