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AVEGA Appeal

13 May 2013

Each year, Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide perpetrated against Tutsi from April to July. The commemoration week runs from 7th to 13th April. During the period, AVEGA undertakes … Read more »

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Consequences

9 May 2013

It is estimated that between five and twenty thousand women were raped and bore children of that rape during the genocide were born as a result of rape … Read more »

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Calvary

5 May 2013

A guest post by Lindsey Hilsum, Patron of Survivors Fund (SURF). It is the season of remembrance.  On Saturday May 5th I went to the Sainte Famille Church … Read more »

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Elderly

1 May 2013

Rwanda: Elderly Genocide Survivors – a Complex Problem. By Eric Didier Karinganire, Rwanda Focus.  Rosaria Mukamusoni, 81, lost her entire family during the Genocide, and for her, it … Read more »

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Post-Gacaca

24 Apr 2013

Post-Gacaca compensations for survivors: A missed opportunity for Reconciliation in Rwanda by Albert Gasake In this paper, Albert Gasake, Legal Advocacy Coordinator at SURF, examines the problems that … Read more »

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Resolution

18 Apr 2013

EALA backs Rwanda’s quest for ICTR archives and the call for an International Trust Fund for Survivors. From The New Times, 18th April 2013. Members of the East … Read more »