The open wounds 30 years after the Rwandan genocide: “The worst thing is not having been able to bury my brother” RTVE.es speaks with two survivors of a massacre that opened wounds that are still open. by Marta King At … Continue Reading »
Category: Testimonies
Mystery of Rescue
In the captivating narrative of “Mystery of Rescue” penned by Eugene Ndagijimana, readers embark on an unforgettable journey through the complexities of human resilience and the enduring power of hope. Set against the backdrop of real-life events in Rwanda, the … Continue Reading »
Jean Hatzfeld
For 30 years, journalist and writer Jean Hatzfeld has returned tirelessly to Rwanda, specifically to the Nyamata region, to engage in profound conversations with Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi. His commitment to understanding the unimaginable trauma faced by survivors has fueled … 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 »
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 »
Ibuka in drive to build digital genocide archive
By Bertrand Byishimo, The New Times The umbrella body of the survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Ibuka has embarked on a project to electronically store the archives related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Components of … Continue Reading »
And I Live On
There are many good books on the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, though not that many which feature testimonies of the survivors. Survivors Fund (SURF) self-published Survival Against the Odds, and the founder of our partner organisation Foundation Rwanda, … Continue Reading »
Moral Equivalence
A guest post from Linda Melvern from her article The Story of Genocide Denial in Rwanda from the Journal of International Peacekeeping Since the very beginning of the Rwandan Genocide of the Tutsis in 1994, members of Hutu Power, the … Continue Reading »
Testimonies
The Books and Story Library channel on YouTube is a platform through which Omar Ndizeye, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and author of Life and Death in Nyamata, posts interviews with other survivors as … Continue Reading »
Becoming Human Again
Genocide involves significant death and trauma. Yet the enormous scope of genocide comes into view when one looks at the factors that lead to mass killing, the struggle for survival during genocide, and the ways survivors reconstruct their lives after … Continue Reading »