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Rwanda: Nation Marks 22 Years After Genocide
New Times, 7 April 2016
1994-2016. It's twenty-two years ago today that the unimaginable happened; a government unleashing a militia of extremists to eliminate a section of the population. Read more »
This year's commemoration of the 1994 genocide against Tutsis and Hutus is under the theme Kwibuka22: Fighting Genocide Ideology.
Rwanda: Nation Marks 22 Years After Genocide
New Times, 7 April 2016
1994-2016. It's twenty-two years ago today that the unimaginable happened; a government unleashing a militia of extremists to eliminate a section of the population. Read more »
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Rwanda: Tackling Genocide Ideology in Schools
New Times, 7 April 2016
As Rwanda marks 22 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, it is important to recognise the immense gains the country has recorded in the unity and reconciliation process.… Read more »
Rwanda: Reconciliation - When a Survivor and the Murderer Drink From the Same Cup
New Times, 7 April 2016
Laurencien Mukaremera, 56, is a widow who survived the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi with her two daughters. Her husband "went missing" the night Interahamwe militias begun a… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka 22: Women Recollect the Journey of Hope and Resilience
New Times, 7 April 2016
Today marks 22 years since over one million Rwandans were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Rwanda: Fighting Genocide Ideology Needs Everyone's Efforts
New Times, 7 April 2016
It is that time of the year again, when we remember the over one million innocent souls butchered in our land in just 100 days; faster than Hitler's Holocaust of the Jews despite… Read more »
Rwanda: Keeping the Memory Alive - Meet the Ugandan Committed to Preserving Genocide Memorials
New Times, 7 April 2016
Only a life lived in the service of others is worth living, German-born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, once said. This saying augurs well with the story of Mahmood… Read more »
Rwanda: Remembering is a Healing Remedy for Genocide Survivors - Uwababyeyi
New Times, 7 April 2016
As an orphan and survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, 31-year-old Honorine Uwababyeyi chose to use her psychology degree to help traumatised victims of the Genocide… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka 22 - As We Remember, We Must Not Be Defined By Our Past
New Times, 7 April 2016
Twenty-two years ago on this very day, Adelphine Mukabayizere was a normal six-year old girl, enjoying the love of her parents and her seven siblings in Rusizi District (then known… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka 22 - Looking to the Future
New Times, 7 April 2016
It is a solemn time when we remember cherished ones - great and sweet souls alike that were cruelly taken away from us 22 years ago, before their time. Like a dark and horrid… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka 22 - Youth Urged to Fight Genocide Ideology
New Times, 6 April 2016
Youth from across the country have been urged to take part in the fight against genocide ideology, ahead of the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that… Read more »
Rwanda: Education Key to Fighting Genocide Ideology
New Times, 6 April 2016
Rwanda's 1994 genocide against the Tutsi registered horrific massacres and several vices against humanity. Twenty-two years down the line, some classrooms are still a… Read more »
Rwanda: Former French Premier Juppe's Genocide Tweet Riles Public
New Times, 5 April 2016
The National Commission to Fight against Genocide (CNLG) has taken it out with former French Prime Minister Alain Juppe following his tweet last Friday that was negating France's… Read more »
Rwanda: Tanzania's Magufuli to Venerate Genocide Victims With Rwandans
News of Rwanda, 5 April 2016
President of Tanzania, Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli is scheduled to visit Rwanda-his maiden regional visit on Wednesday 6th April to join Rwandans across the World to commemorate… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka 22 - RNP Reassures Rwandans of Security
New Times, 5 April 2016
Rwanda National Police (RNP) has reassured the general public of safety and security during the upcoming 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, but called upon… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka22: Trauma Victims Need Everyone's Support
New Times, 5 April 2016
Atleast 3,800 volunteers will be on standby to help trauma victims during the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Rwanda: Genocide Ideology Must Face Zero Tolerance - Senate President Makuza
Focus, 5 April 2016
Rwandans have been warned against genocide ideology tendencies especially during the period of the commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsis. Read more »
Rwanda: PDC Party Youth Urged to Use Social Media to Fight Genocide Ideology
New Times, 4 April 2016
Youthful members of the Centrist Democratic Party (PDC) countrywide have been urged to stand up and fight against the spread of the genocide ideology through social media. Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka22 - Ibuka Says Survivors Still Need a Lot of Help
New Times, 4 April 2016
Nearly Twenty-two years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda has made remarkable progress in rebuilding society, fostering peace and reconciliation, among others. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Community in Uganda Fundraise for Genocide Museum
New Times, 3 April 2016
The Rwandan community and friends of Rwanda in Uganda are running a fundraising activity that will lead to construction of a Genocide museum in Mpigi, Uganda. Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka22 - Over 3,800 Volunteers to Help Trauma Victims
New Times, 3 April 2016
Ibuka, the umbrella organisation for Genocide survivors' associations, has prepared 3,800 social workers to help trauma victims during the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide… Read more »
Rwanda: Film on Fear of Death Screened in Kigali
East African, 2 April 2016
It was purely coincidental that as Rwanda prepares to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Genocide against Tutsis in April, American filmmaker Greg Bennick was showing his documentary… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandans Urged On Unity, Reconciliation
New Times, 1 April 2016
Rwandans have been urged to uphold unity and reconciliation during the upcoming 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, due to start April 7. Read more »
Rwanda: Govt to Engage Diaspora on Genocide Ideology
New Times, 31 March 2016
As the 22nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi draws near, the government intends to engage more Rwandans abroad to be part of the drive in fighting against the… Read more »
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