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A genocide site in Rwanda; betraying justice for survivors

19 July 2018

Betraying Justice for Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors

The New Yorker recently published a powerful article, Betraying Justice for Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors, by Jina Moore highlighting the very concerning issue of the early release of convicted convicts. The full article is online here, an extract which we publish: … Continue Reading »

Kigali Genocide Memorial: Memorial Wall of Names

9 July 2018

Formal submission to oppose the early release of genocide convicts

Founder and President of Genocide Survivors Foundation, Jacqueline Murekatete, has made a formal submission to Judge Theodor Meron opposing the early release of genocide convicts. Appended below is an extract of the letter… Dear Honorable Judge Meron, I am writing … Continue Reading »

AERG Legal and Trauma Counselling Helpline

29 June 2018

AERG Legal and Counselling Helpline Film

The AERG Legal and Counselling Helpline was established to fill the gap in support for young survivors with legal and mental health challenges, so that they can access support regardless of where they are located. Patrick  Nkubana of the Aegis Trust has … Continue Reading »

HIV+ widow in Muhanga district standing proudly in front of her kitchen garden which was funded by SEP

13 June 2018

HIV+ Survivors Empowerment Project (SEP) Evaluation

The two-year HIV+ Survivors Empowerment Project (SEP) was funded by Comic Relief under their People Affected by HIV programme, starting up in April 2016 and concluding in March 2018. The project was coordinated by SURF and implemented by AVEGA Agahozo, … Continue Reading »

Thousands of mourners were in Nyarubuye for the night vigil in memory of families that were completely wiped out during the Genocide. Jean de Dieu Nsabimana

30 May 2018

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 »

Survivors at Bisesero Memorial, Rwanda

21 May 2018

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 »

Beneficiaries during the AERG-GAERG Week In Nyamata, Bugesera, in 2017

14 May 2018

GAERG: Where student survivors find solace

By Lydia Atiena, The New Times Fidèle Nsengiyaremye was only three years old when in 1994 he narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Interahamwe militia who wiped out his entire immediate family, leaving him as the sole survivor. … Continue Reading »

L-R: Eastern Province Governor Fred Mufulukye, Minister Mbabazi and Mukabayire light the flame of hope during the event on Wednesday. Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.

1 May 2018

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 »

Rusororo residents arranging bodies exhumed in a mass grave in Gasabo District yesterday. Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti.

24 April 2018

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 »

Gacaca archives. Figures from the Ministry of Justice indicate that of the more than 1.9 million cases that were tried by Gacaca courts over a ten-year period, from 2002 to 2012, over 1.3 million (1,320,554) concerned destroyed property (The New Times)

20 April 2018

Over 54,000 Gacaca cases of looted property are unsettled

By Eugène Kwibuka, The New Times Government should devise new strategies to execute thousands of Gacaca judgments about property looted or destroyed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that are yet to be implemented so that the offenders can … Continue Reading »

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