Guest post by Mireille Ishimwe:
The song Mbahoze nte by Uwera Florida was playing in my earphones today, since I learned about the tragic passing of Fabienne Isimbi, a genocide survivor of almost my age. Ishimwe reflects on the tragic passing of her fellow young survivor, the cause of her death, and what it means to other survivors…
Since 1994 Hategekimana Gervais had eluded authorities that had been looking for him in connection with committing genocide in the current Muhanga district. During the 1994 genocide against Tutsi, the suspect was very instrumental in the gruesome murder of Tutsi at former Nyabikenke Commune. After the genocide, Hategekimana […]
The news stories about the passing of Kofi Annan continue to float around in the media. Philip Gourevitch, one of the best writers on Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi makes his voice count as well. He eloquently discusses how Kofi Annan failed to express any shred of remorse towards his actions or inactions during the genocide of Tutsi in Rwanda and other mass atrocities crimes of the 90s. Gourevitch’s piece in the New Yorker today is definitely a must-read. Click to read more.
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Jaqueline Murekatete, the Founder and president of Genocide Survivors Foundation, adds her voice to the bulk of imminent personalities calling to revisit the potential decision to grant unconditional early release of genocide convicts Aloys Simba, Dominique Ntawukuriryayo and Hassan Ngenze. The trio are currently serving their sentences in […]
Abarokokeye Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu Murenge wa Nyarugenge mu Karere ka Nyarugenge, bahangayikishijwe no kubona ba ruharwa bidegembya. Umuntu ntiyakeka ko nyuma y’imyaka 24 Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu Rwanda ihagaritswe, hashobora kuba hari umuntu ukekwaho uruhare muri yo ushobora kuba akidegembya kandi ari mu Rwanda. Nyiraburanga warokokeye […]
The chairman of a U.S. congressional subcommittee has called for a full investigation into the growing human rights abuse against civil society activists and political dissidents. Chris Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said an international team of investigators should be given “unfettered access” […]
Kigali – The mystery surrounding the death of a Rwandan prominent businessman and a genocide survivor, Assinapol Rwigara continues with his children now publically alleging their father was assassinated by his enemies in Rwanda. It is alleged that Rwigara had connections with RNC officials and could meet them […]
Abakoze jenoside barenga ibihumbi 31 bakatiwe n’inkiko Gacaca gukora imirimo nsimburagifungo ifitiye igihugu akamaro (TIG) ntibayikoze. TIG bivugwa ko imaze kwinjiza arenga miliyari 40 z’amanyarwanda. Umuryango Ibuka wakomeje gusaba ko uwo mutungo washyirwa mu kigega cy’abacitse ku icumu ugaherwaho mu guha indishyi abarokotse jenoside. Mu gihe zimwe mu […]
Min. Agnes Ntamabyariro Urukiko Rukuru rwa Repubulika rwakatiye igifungo cya burundu Agnes Ntamabyariro wari Minisitiri w’ubutabera mu gihe cya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, icyo gihano akaba ari na cyo yari yakatiwe n’Urukiko rwisumbuye rwa Nyarugenge. Kuri uyu wa 27 Gashyantare 2015, Urukiko Rukuru rwahanaguyeho Agnes Ntamabyariro ibyaha […]
Dorothee Munyaneza Rescapée du génocide, la chorégraphe rwandaise multicarte Dorothée Munyaneza mêle tous les arts à sa disposition pour retranscrire ses souvenirs et confronter le spectateur à l’horreur. L’”indicible”. D’ouvrages en documentaires, c’est ainsi qu’est régulièrement désigné le génocide qui a ensanglanté le Rwanda d’avril à juillet 1994. Mais, […]
Arusha, September 29, 2014 (FH) – The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which is to close its doors by the end of this year, on Monday confirmed a sentence of life in jail for former Rwandan Youth Minister Callixte Nzabonimana. The Appeals judges cancelled […]
Gen. Paul Rwarakabije, Head of Rwanda correctional services (RCS) PHOTO/Igihe.com In April, this year, a friend, who is a senior journalist in one of the biggest media houses in the United Kingdom, was in the country as Rwandans prepared to commemorate 20 years after the Genocide against […]
Umutangabuhamya wa Kabiri mu rubanza rwa Charles Bandora yavuze ko uyu mugabo yagize uruhare muri Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, ndetse ko yamwiboneye mu gitero cyagabwe ku Kiliziya cya Ruhuha mu cyahoze ari Komine Ngenda, ubu ni mu Karere ka Bugesera. Kuri uyu wa Kabiri, tariki 23 Nzeri, umutangabuhamya yahaswe […]
The survivors of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda descended upon The Hayden Creek Inn in Cooperstown, NY on September 5-7. It was a typical September weekend in Cooperstown, the weather was becoming cool and the landscape was rustic and calm. The story, however, was anything but […]
Photo/Logo Gacaca Abarokotse jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994 bo mu murenge wa Ruhango akarere ka Ruhango, baravuga ko bibabaje cyane kubona hashira imyaka 20 batarishyurwa imitungo yabo yangijwe mu gihe cya jenoside, nyamara mu gihe abayangije bidegembya hirya no hino ndetse ngo bakaba batanatera intambwe yo kubegera ngo […]
In a country with no tradition of institutional care for the elderly, Rwanda’s widows and survivors of the 1994 mass killings seek dignity at the end of their lives. SAVE, Rwanda — In the remote hillside village of Save in eucalyptus-covered southern Rwanda, Emmaculate Niwemfite sits on a […]
A Rwandan sentenced in Oslo for participation in the 1994 genocide on Tuesday pleaded not guilty as his appeals hearings opened. Sadi Bugingo, now 49, has been living in Norway since 2002. He was sentenced on February 14, 2013 to 21 years in jail, the maximum sentence […]
The French judicial inquiry into Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, a Rwandan priest suspected of genocide, is “in its final phase”, according to a report of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) consulted by Hirondelle on Tuesday. Munyeshyaka’s case was transferred to France in 2007 by the International Criminal […]
“I don’t have to forgive people who never showed any love or respect for the lives of my loved ones, nor any sign of repentance. But I have to live with them, because I don’t have a choice.” Marie G., a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, is known […]
Summary He was preparing for new job as 1st secretary to Rwanda embassy (Senegal) Police is silent on his case, as mother seek answers Victims car discovered near Rwanda-Uganda border Kigali, Rwanda-It all started in the evening of Sunday February 19, 2014 after Olivier Maniraho, who was working […]
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