Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Thirty-one years after the horrific 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the wounds of widespread rape, which resulted in an estimated 20,000 children, continue to deeply affect survivors and their families. These courageous mothers face immense challenges, grappling with … Continue Reading »
Rwanda’s healing journey: Survivors Fund’s commitment to remembrance and recovery By Cheyanne Bryan, Smiley News Each year, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda provides a poignant moment to honour the lives lost, … Continue Reading »
Kwibuka 31: Which mental health helplines can you use for support during commemoration period? Joan Mbabazi, The New Times As Rwanda prepares to mark the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, mental health support services have been … Continue Reading »
Huye: Remains of 258 Genocide victims found in properties linked to perpetrators Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times The remains of 258 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have so far been recovered in properties once owned by perpetrators … Continue Reading »
In a Special Issue of Peace Review on Reparative Justice in Africa, Dr Noam Schimmel interviewed Survivors Fund (SURF) Chief Executive, Samuel Munderere, and Survivors Fund (SURF) UK Coordinator, David Russell, on their views on reparative justice. In the introduction … Continue Reading »
By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times Prosecutors have filed about 400 cases of attacks on survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi over the past two years, The New Times has learnt. The attacks took different forms including verbal, written, physical … Continue Reading »
by Emmanuel Nkangura, The New Times Grief engulfed Rukumberi Sector, in Ngoma District, on November 21 as hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Pauline Nduwamungu, a 66-year-old genocide survivor brutally murdered and beheaded on November 14. The brutal murder of … Continue Reading »
By Michel Nkurunziza – Emmanuel Nkangura, The New Times The missing head of a Genocide survivor who was murdered on November 14 in Ngoma District was found in a pit latrine where it had been thrown, a representative of IBUKA, … Continue Reading »
Writing in the Montreal Gazette, Dr Noam Schimmel documents an Opinion piece on “30 years on, how Canada can help Rwandan genocide survivors” that commitments should be made to accept a meaningful number of immigrants on a humanitarian basis, and … Continue Reading »
A Call to Action: Healing the Unseen Wounds of Rwanda’s Second-Generation Survivors Born from Rape as a Weapon of War By Intare R., Second-Generation Survivor, Foundation Rwanda Ambassador Thirty years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the weight of that … Continue Reading »