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RWANDA: Reconciliation still a major challenge

Brigitte Mukandoli wasa schoolgirl when a group of militias manning a roadblock near her village ofBishenyi, close to the Rwandan capital, Kigali, seized her.She was taken to a nearby village and raped by 10 men.One of the militia leaders asked her to make a choice: become a wife or bekilled. She became a wife. Later, she learnt that her family hadall been killed. That was in 1994. Now 32, Mukandoli is struggling to accept that it ispossible to forgive her tormentors. "There is no...

RWANDA: Protect genocide survivors, authorities urged

As Rwanda marks the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide on 8 April, the authorities are being called upon to provide better protection for genocide survivors who receive death threats. "The Rwandan authorities should put in place stringent measures to stop acts of atrocity against genocide survivors," said Théodore Simburudali, the head of the umbrella organisation for genocide survivors known by its local name Ibuka, which means “remember” in Kinyarwanda. The authorities,...

RWANDA: Genocide survivors ready to forgive but not to forget

On their way to an afternoon excursion to Lake Gwesero, outside the Rwandan capital, Kigali, members of the Nshuti social club, set up just three months ago, sing raucous local songs. They merrily tease those whose voices fail to impress and shout out requests for their favourite songs. As they approach the lake, the clamour inside the cramped bus quietens as the members come face to face with a stark reminder of Rwanda’s troubled history. A sign by the side of the road identifies this area...