Rwanda

Embracing Survival

Sept. 11 On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 2:30 p.m., the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance will host a special program and book launch of “Embracing Survival”, a memoir by Dydine Umunyana, a child survivor of the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsis. She was 4 years old when she was separated from her family as the genocide began. Book Signing after the program. No charge. Space is limited. To RSVP go to: www.museumoftolrence.com/EmbracingSurvival. The Museum of Tolerance is located at 9786 West Pico Boulevard (corner of Pico Boulevard and Roxbury Drive), Los Angeles. For more information contact the Center’s

Rwandan president hits back at US over extending his rule

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has hit back at the United States for criticizing his decision to seek a third term in office, repeating his earlier stand that foreigners shouldn’t determine the destiny of Rwandans.
More than 98 percent of Rwandans voted in a Dec. 18 referendum to lift term limits and allow Kagame extend his time in power, possibly until 2034.

Rwanda’s Genocide Court To Close Doors – Will It Be Missed?

After 21 years, 93 cases and $2 billion, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda wound up business at year’s end with one final case. The judges deliberated on an appeal sought by Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the former minister for women’s development, her son, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, and four government officials. Their convictions, which they sought to overturn, included genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity among other major crimes. The Tribunal, however, upheld the convictions although lowering the long sentences for the ex-minister and son for complicity in the deaths of thousands of Tutsis in their home town of Butare. There,

Rwandan president hits back at US over extending his rule

    Rwandan President Paul Kagame has hit back at the United States for criticizing his decision to seek a third term in office, repeating his earlier stand that foreigners shouldn’t determine the destiny of Rwandans. More than 98 percent of Rwandans voted in a Dec. 18 referendum to lift term limits and allow Kagame extend his time in power, possibly until 2034. The U.S. is “deeply disappointed” by Kagame’s decision to run for re-election in 2017, a State Department spokesman said on Saturday. “With this decision, President Kagame ignores an historic opportunity to reinforce and solidify the democratic institutions