by Daniel Sabiit, KT Press A new research on genes has shown that children who were conceived during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi have a high chance of suffering from Genocide related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) even if they never … Continue Reading »
Category: Memory
Over 18,000 victims exhumed in Kigali mass graves
Genocide: Over 18,000 victims exhumed in Kigali mass graves By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, The New Times Forty-one mass graves containing remains of thousands of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been discovered and bodies exhumed from two … Continue Reading »
The Plight of my People
A guest post by Mireille Ishimwe, crossposted from Justice4 Survivors, reflecting on the tragic passing of Isimbi Fabienne, the cause of her death, and what it means to other survivors. The song Mbahoze nte by Uwera Florida was playing in … Continue Reading »
Survivors Call for Information on Families Wiped Out in Genocide
By Kelly Rwamapera, The New Times Parents work hard to have their younger children realise that which themselves were not able to achieve. Children, in the same manner, struggle to live the visions of their parents and pass them over … Continue Reading »
Rehabilitation for Survivors of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
The work of Survivors Fund (SURF) is featured in an important paper, “Rehabilitation for Survivors of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda: What Are the Lessons Learned?”, in Issues in Mental Health Nursing by Philomene Uwamaliya and Grahame Smith. The full … Continue Reading »
Genocide widows saluted for resilience
By Jean de Dieu Nsabimana, The New Times Members of the association of Genocide widows, Avega-Agahozo, in Eastern Province on Wednesday commemorated the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi. They were joined by Unity Club, an association of current and former senior … Continue Reading »
Four mass graves of Genocide victims discovered in Gasabo
By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, The New Times Four mass graves holding many victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been discovered 24 years after the atrocities. The graves were discovered in Kabeza village, Kabuga I cell in Rusororo … Continue Reading »
KWIBUKA24: Rwanda Starts Week Long Mourning Period
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro, KTPress The most challenging week in Rwanda when country and friends of Rwanda commemorate over a million Tutsis who perished during the Genocide 1994 has arrived. April 7th to 13th and stretching over a period of … Continue Reading »
Genocide: Experts say openness key to addressing intergenerational trauma
By Kelly Rwamapera, The New Times At least 50 per cent of the youth in Rwanda were born after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and one would expect less or no cases of trauma among this generation that never … Continue Reading »
Young Genocide Survivors Launch ‘Hope’ Activities
Young Genocide Survivors Launch ‘Hope’ Activities by Jean de la Croix Tabaro, KT Press. Thousands of students genocide survivors have converged to Nyanza district in Southern Rwanda to launch activities that restore hope among survivors’ community. AERG-GAERG week is an … Continue Reading »