Iyumvire ubuhamya bwa Kizito Mihigo mu ijwi rye bwite aho asobanura inzira y’umusaraba yanyuzemo kugeza yishwe. Ni amajwi bwite ya Kizito we ubwe yabashije kwifata mu kwakira tariki 6, 2016 ubwo yari […]
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‘My father, the rapist’: Hidden victims of Rwanda’s genocide
A 24-year-old Rwandan whose mother was raped in the genocide tells the BBC how he came to learn of the circumstances of his birth. “My son kept asking who his father was. But […]
The Darkest Day That Only Survivors Can Understand
Every genocide survivor has at least one darkest day in his life. A day that made his entire life fall apart forever. A day that only those who lived it can understand. […]
How the Southern Africa States Became a Safe Haven for Genocide Fugitives
The extradition of a genocide convict, Vincent Murekezi, yesterday, marks the beginning of a long-overdue obligation of Malawi—a southern African country that has been criticized for sheltering genocide fugitives for more […]
A Great Woman Called Zula Karuhimbi
Sula (Zula) Karuhimbi, who died Dec. 17 at the impressive age of 106, lived her whole life in the village of Musamo in central Rwanda, where she is celebrated as a hero. […]
Ubuhamya: Naguzwe Ibihumbi 20
Sinaherukaga kumva ubuhamya bukora kumutima! Muri iyi video Rasta Rurangirwa Darius (Jah Bone D), aravuga itotezwa yanyuzemo kuva akivuka nk’umututsi, Imfu nyinshi yasimbutse mbere no mugihe cy’irimburabatutsi rya 94. Nubwo imvi zimaze […]
Abajenosideri ruharwa batavugwa kenshi
Jenoside igitangira, Abahutu b’iwacu ntabwo bitabiranye ibakwe impuruza yo gutsemba Abatutsi. Byafashe hafi icyumweru kugirango benshi mu Bahutu twari duturanye batangire “gukora” nk’uko babyitaga. Hari abajenosideri-ruharwa bavugwa gake, nyamara nibo leta yifashishije mu gutinyura abandi abahutu basanzwe, kwica nta mpuhwe mu duce dutandukanye tw’igihugu. Abo bicanyi babarirwa mu bihumbi, na magingo aya baridegembya, nta numwe uragezwa imbere y’ubutabera ngo aryozwe ibyaha yakoze. Abo bicanyi ni bande? Bagize ruhare ki muri jenoside? Kuki kubageza imbere y’ubutabera bikomeje kuba agatereranzamba? Mu mirongo mike ikurikira ndagerageza gusubiza ibi bibazo.
The little Known Genocide…
When you think about the word Genocide today, the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi by Hutus and the Holocaust by the Nazis pops up quickly in mind. Very few know the first genocide of the 20 th century that wiped out over 80% of indigenous Namibians– Herero and Namaqua. A textbook genocide also done by the Germans. Learn more…
Rwanda genocide survivor helping refugees heal: “We can grow from trauma”
Germany’s public international broadcaster (DW) published an inspiring story yesterday of Esther Mujawayo, a genocide survivor who rose above her own trauma and now giving back to her community in Germany. Read her full story of courage and resilience below:
Inzira iracyari ndende ngo abarokotse Jenoside bishyurwe imitungo yasahuwe
Imyaka irenga makumyabiri n’umwe abacitse ku icumu babuze ababo barenga miliyoni, n’imitungo ibarirwa mu mamiliyari menshi y’amanyarwanda isahuwe indi igasenywa muri jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu 1994. Icyumweru cyasojwe ku itariki 29/06/2015, kitiriwe […]
MINIJUST n’uturere ntibumvikana ku manza za Gacaca z’imitungo
Minisiteri y’Ubutabera, n’Abahagarariye inzego z’ibanze kuva ku rwego rw imirenge, kugera ku rw’Uturere n’Intara zose, kugeza ubu ntibavuga rumwe ku kibazo cy’umubare w’imanza za Gacaca ku bangije imitungo mu gihe cya Jenoside […]
Rwanda: U.S. lawmaker seeks probe into human rights abuse
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 […]
#Rwanda Genocide Survivors getting poorer as FARG changes strategy
The New Times Rwanda wrote today: Thousands of the survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi are vulnerable, many of them elderly without relatives to look after them. Although the fund […]
Survivors’ perspective on ICTR and memorialisation efforts
Mrs. Samantha Lakin, a Ph.D. candidate at The Strassler Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, and I have last month authored a short paper on justice and memorialization in post-genocide Rwanda. The paper was […]
The Government & ICTR speak out on reparation for survivors
Kigali 23/04/2015: As Rwandans await the final verdict in the longest ever trial by ICTR that has spanned 14 years, the reparation of Genocide survivors still hangs in balance. If no decision […]
ICTR holds final hearings
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has held its final hearings into crimes carried out during the 1994 genocide in which 800,000 people died. In more than 20 years of operation, the […]
Defence asks ICTR to acquit Nyiramasuhuko who was sentenced to life
Arusha, April 14, 2015 (FH) – Lawyers for Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the only woman held by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Tuesday called for her to be acquitted on appeal. […]
Gicumbi: Yirukanye umugore we amuhoye ubututsikazi
Umugabo witwa Nshimiyimana Theophile utuye mu Kagari ka Nyarutarama mu Murenge wa Byumba mu Karere ka Gicumbi yishimira ko “Abubatsi b’Amahoro” bamufashije gusubirana n’umugore we yari yarirukanye amuhoye ubwoko bwe. Nshimiyimana avuga […]
Uwarokotse yakubitswe azirikwa amaboko n’amaguru bagerageza no kumufata ku ngufu
Ahagana mu ma saa kumi z’igitondo cyo ku wa 13 Mata 2015, mu Karere ka Rusizi mu Murenge wa Bugarama mu Kagari ka Pera mu Mudugudu wa Kinamba, umugore warokotse Jenoside yakorewe […]
Catholic church vs Rwanda Genocide against Tutsis: 21 years of denial
Jean Ndorimana, a Roman Catholic Brother, has criticised his church for alleged complicity in the Genocide against the Tutsi. Addressing thousands of students and residents in Nyagatare District, on Thursday, Ndorimana said […]
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