On Saturday 17th September we will be having early evening drinks to mark the 25th Anniversary of Survivors Fund (SURF) at a Central London venue. So please do keep the date free. It is a remarkable achievement that we have … Continue Reading »
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Foundation Rwanda Update
A guest post by our partner Foundation Rwanda on the GoFundMe Appeal for Christine “When we finally have a home – we will dance until the sun comes up!” From April through July is Kwibuka 28, the 28th commemoration of … Continue Reading »
Genocide survivors on why they commemorate wiped out families
By Glory Iribagiza, The New Times It was around 2:30 pm when Pierre-Claver Karenzi’s home telephone rang. It was the killers’ call and the news were none other than what he already knew was coming. “We are coming to kill … Continue Reading »
Justice to Protect Survivors
Genocide denial: A trigger calling for justice to protect survivors-mental health expert By Jade Natacha Iriza, The New Times Rwandans continue to commemorate for the 28th time, the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, for a period of 100 … Continue Reading »
Towards an Ethic of Friendship in Academic Research
By Noam Schimmel, Lecturer, International and Area Studies and Development Practice A Reflection on Rwanda and Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi Since the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi and, in particular, since the mid-2000s, there has been a … Continue Reading »
Survivors want decent burial for 17,000 Ndera Genocide victims
By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times Genocide survivors in Ndera sector of Gasabo district have requested government to fast-track the process to accord decent burial to an estimated 17,000 genocide victims who were killed in the surroundings of Ndera Neuropsychiatric … Continue Reading »
It would be a shame if we only remembered
By Glory Iribagiza, The New Times “They should come here to the Genocide memorial and see how many people are buried there. They dare to say that we didn’t lose people; would I be here living on my own as … Continue Reading »
What Caused the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi?
As we mark the 28th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi (Kwibuka 28), we republish here an extract from a reflection piece by Noam Schimmel on What Caused the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi? It is now as important … Continue Reading »
Perspectives of Women Survivors
As we mark the Commemoration of the 28th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka 28) we publish here an extract from a new paper by Noam Schimmel in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice on … Continue Reading »
kwibuka 28
Today, Thursday 7th April 2022, marks the start of kwibuka 28 (the 28th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda) and the commemoration of the UN International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi … Continue Reading »