The Guardian tells the story of Samuel Munyaneza, 45, and his wife Florence Uzamunkunda, 32, and their determination to end gender-based violence both in their home and their community. The dramatic change in the couple’s life came after Samuel agreed to attend a gender-training programme in order to avoid being reported to law enforcers. Run […]
Genocide Survivors Demand Protection of Memorial Sites
Nyaruguru district residents living in Kigali town have requested that historical places should be marked even when the memorial graves are shifted to other places. The request comes after the government of Rwanda has embarked on reducing the number of 1994 Tutsi genocide memorial sites for easy maintenance. Genocide memorial sites were built in areas […]
Genocide Victims Should not be Buried Anywhere-IBUKA
This was said while in a ceremony to commemorate the genocide victims in Tumba sector, Huye district, on the 21/04/2013. “These people suffered very bad deaths and therefore this is why they are supposed to be buried in memorial sites where they can be remembered very often”, said the vice president of IBUKA, Nkuranga. He […]
Ruhango: Survivors Happy for Respect Accorded to Genocide Victims
Survivors of 1994 Tutsi genocide in Byimana sector in Ruhango district have revealed that they are happy because the bodies of their genocide victims are lying in a descent grave. This comes after genocide survivors used to complain about Byimana memorial center that was not renovated to the standards. However, despite of the complaints, […]