Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
In a new paper in the Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice, Noam Schimmel writes on “Personal Reflections on Shared Identity and Contemporary Relationships of Mutual Support and Intersectional Solidarity of Rwandan Tutsi and Jewish Human Rights Advocates”: This article … Continue Reading »
A guest post by Dr. Wolfgang Reinhardt of Iriba Shalom International It is scandalous, that the majority of the international press has been giving a misleading and naïve reporting of the trial and verdict against the so-called “hero” of the … Continue Reading »
Calls grow for UK to help bring 5 key Genocide suspects to book By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi have once again called on the United Kingdom to either put on trial or extradite five … Continue Reading »
French journalist ‘discovers’ three top Genocidaires living scot-free in France By James Karuhanga, The New Times Three suspects under the ‘first category’ of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi live in France, unhindered, according to an expose by … Continue Reading »
Over 30,000 cases need execution to compensate genocide survivors By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times There is need for renewed efforts to compensate genocide survivors whose properties were damaged or plundered during 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Ibuka – the … Continue Reading »
FARG has spent Rwf 333 billion so far, has it lived up to expectations? By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Since its inception in 1998, the Genocide Survivors Assistance Fund (FARG) has spent billions taking survivor children to school, building … Continue Reading »
In the lead up to the publication of the new Strategic Plan of Survivors Fund (SURF) for 2021 to 2023, we will be publishing several posts to provide more context of our work – and implications for the the survivors … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2019/20, we outline here our work on our Legal Aid Forum Project. At the start of 2019, Survivors Fund (SURF) and our partner AERG secured a grant of around RWF 40 … Continue Reading »
Reparations for victims matter as much as Kabuga’s trial Prosecutions contribute to history and truth but shouldn’t be allowed to again overshadow compensation for Rwanda’s victims. by Allan Ngari, ISS Africa The arrest on 16 May of Félicien Kabuga, alleged … Continue Reading »
Rwandan history and the testimonies of the Foundation Rwanda mothers show us that systemic racism and violence are not new. Our hearts go out to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Tony McDade, Dion Johnson … Continue Reading »