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The remains of more than 25,000 victims killed at Cyanika Nyamagabe district during the 1994 Tutsi Genocide have been given a decent burial at a newly built memorial site located near Cyanika catholic church.

Only 6 of the victims are known to have been killed at the area including; Joseph Niyomugabo, a priest at Cyanika catholic church who was killed with his congregation there.

The Minister of Gender and Family Planning Aloysia Inyumba said, “this act of reburial should be a very strong basis to build our value as Rwandans with strength and hope to the brighter future.’’

Dr. jean Pierre Dusingizimana the head of IBUKA said, “it’s sad to see genocide perpetrators like Bucyibaruta, the former prefect of Gikongoro who participated in the killing of these victims, wandering in Europe without apprehension.”

Jean de Dieu Mucyo, the executive secretary of CNLG requested anyone having his victim buried at his home to bring them for burrial at the general memorial sites in order to preserve history for future generations.

This Week Colorado State University will host the 16th annual Holocaust and Genocide Awareness week to remind students and people about the horrors and injustice that occurred.

Names of people murdered during the recent genocide in Rwanda will be read, a screening of a movie, discussions with professors and speeches from survivors from both the Holocaust and the genocide.

The week will also involve presentations sponsored by Students for Holocaust and Genocide Awareness and The Associated Students of Colorado State University.

On Friday, volunteers gathered to plant flags at the ground in a symbolic remembrance of the millions of lives lost in the Holocaust.

The theme of this memorial is ‘Untold Stories of Genocide’ “because people might be able to see the specific numbers, but they can’t always know about the stories within the numbers,” Rabbi Allison Peiser, director at CSU told reporters via email.

Peiser said. “I think that sometimes it’s important to put ourselves in that place of sadness because it might bring us to action.”

Students from different parts of university campus joined together to plan and volunteer at events for this coming week, including freshman engineering major Nick Kennard and senior English major Raqual
Tarantino.

Kennard got involved with the planning committee when he heard about the memorial week at the Student Involvement fair. He is involved because he believes that if we end up forgetting to teach people about the events that happened in the past, “they will happen again.”

Students say this week it is important for people to see different perspectives of the Holocaust and to understand that forgiveness is not easily achieved.

While the phrase ‘Never again’ is associated with the genocide it is also associated with the Holocaust. The hope these students have is that by acknowledging that genocides continue to happen and by doing this sort of education that maybe someday there can be some kind of prevention.

Jean Mutsinzi, a resident of Urumuri Village, Rwampala Cell, Kigarama sector in Kicukiro district has given 50 litres of milk to his village in order to celebrate Women’s Day. The milk is meant for vulnerable children in the area.

Mutsinzi said, “it’s not my first time to do such action for the public’s interest.”

The International Women’s Day which is celebrated on 8th March each year. This year’s theme is to “Improve in building women and girls’ ability in order to develop the family.”

Amon Mbonimpa, the president of the cell council, thanked Jean Mutsinzi for this every day active participation in the government development activities.

Mutsinzi is involved in the contribution to the construction the area cell offices.

Canadian scholars from Western Ontario University that have been in Rwanda for a week studying about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, have vowed to present the truth about the country’s history and neutralize misleading information.

The students led by Prof. Amanda Grzyb left the country over the weekend after a weeklong study about the ethnic killings. They also toured some the genocide memorial sites and heard testimonies from the war’s survivors.

Prof. Grzyb noted that scholars have a big role to play in bringing out well researched publications about the Rwandan ethnic war, since the war’s deniers and their sympathizers are misinforming the world about the genocide.

“Soon we intend to publish a report about our Rwandan visit and I believe through some of the facts from the report will help many understand about the ethnic killings,” she said.

At a roundtable meeting with the scholars, Jean deu Mucyo the executive secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG French abbreviated), commended their efforts to learn more about the war’s truth.

“We are impressed by people especially foreigners who want to know the truth about the 1994 Tutsi genocide. We expect them to retaliate to those spreading deceitful information about the war, we also call upon those with relevant information concerning the genocide to present it to the commission.”

Members of the Rwandan community in Germany gathered this week-end to initiate a collective service modeled on the Rwandan community work “Umuganda” for the needy people living in their regions.

They aimed at showing their solidarity with fellow countrymen who did “Umuganda” this Saturday in Rwanda.

Starting in January in the German capital Berlin as an initiative by the Rwandan youth who were organized by the newly established youth group “Ruanda Connection”, Rwandans joined social projects aimed at supporting the needy people of the German society.

The initiative was welcomed by the Rwandan community in Germany and this week-end Rwandans living in Cologne and Munich joined the youths in Berlin for the monthly community work.

Rwandans in Germany said that their objective was to show engagement for the German society and demonstrate that the Rwandan culture had something to offer even to a developed country.

On Friday evening youths living in Cologne helped preparing a warm meal and provided it outside to the homeless people. Their counterparts in Berlin also cared for the needy people and distributed warm soups in a soup kitchen. Members of the Rwandan community in Munich renovated a cultural center on Sunday.

A pleasant surprise for the youths in Berlin was the participation of the Rwandan Ambassador to Hungary Christine Nkulikiyinka with members of her family who donated food for the homeless to the catering ministry.

Ambassador Nkulikiyinka welcomed the initiative to preserve the Rwandan tradition of “Umuganda” abroad, “this would not only strengthen relations within the Rwandan community but would also provide an excellent opportunity to share the Rwandan cultural variety with other countries.”

In an earlier speech during the New year’s reception for the Rwandan community which took place in four German cities, Ambassador Nkulikiyinka commended the engagement shown by the young people and encouraged all Rwandans living in Germany to join the exemplary initiative.

Rwanda’s envoy to Hungary Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka presented her credentials to H.E. Pál Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary.

The two exchanged on possible areas of cooperation for the mutual benefit of the two countries and expressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations. The event took place on 22 Feburuary.

President Schmitt received Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka who was accompanied by the Embassy’s First Secretary at Sandor Palace in Budapest.

H.E Schmitt was particularly eager to learn how Rwanda emerged from the genocide, especially in the area of national reconciliation.

The Rwandan envoy informed President Schmitt that Rwanda has registered enormous achievements in the fields of security and economy in the past 18 years.

She added that Rwanda continues to strive for sustainable solutions for the challenges facing the Rwandan people.

Ambassador Nkulikiyinka indicated that Rwanda provides various investment opportunities to Hungarian businessmen in various sectors; tourism, agro-processing and renewable energies.

President Schmitt requested Ambassador Nkulikiyinka to forward his special regards to the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
After the audience, Ambassador Nkulikiyinka signed the Guest book and laid a wreath on the Memorial for Hungarian heroes at the Heroes square.

Jean Bosco Rebero 50, a resident in Gatsibo district, Rwembogo sector 23rd February committed suicide by taking farm chemical liquid.

Tioda is a liquid chemical substance used by farmers to spray on their crops preventing them from getting destroyed by pesticides. The toxic substance is very dangerous to human life especially when swallowed.

According to Police sources in Gatsibo, a neighbour went at Rebero’s house at around 9PM and found that he had locked himself inside the house.

The witness called residents who forcefully opened the door only to find later that Rebero had taken the deadly liquid substance.

With the help of Police, the deceased was taken to Ndama Health Center but unfortunately died on the way.

Police investigation indicates that, the death of Rebero is believed to be linked to the conflict with his wife whom he had divorced three month ago.

A resident who spoke to Police in Gatsibo disclosed that Rebero had often beaten up his wife especially after taking alcohol. The resident whose name couldn’t be identified by press time said that during the incident, Rebero had chased away his six children.

Police Spokesperson condemned the decision taken by the deceased urging citizens to always uphold their dignity and avoid putting their lives to waste. “Such lives are needed not only by their families but also the country,” Badege pointed out.

Badege further appealed to the public to share timely information with security organs and local leaders to ensure such family conflicts are handled in order to prevent unnecessary death.

Police in Ruhango district is holding a man identified as Alphonse Ngezahoguhora 22 found in possession of a bag containing 86 packets of cannabis.

According to Police sources in Ruhango, Ngezahoguhora was arrested yesterday by a resident(name withheld on request) while intending to sell the drug at Kinazi market located in Burima sector, Byimana cell.

After suspecting him to be carrying the drug, the law abiding citizen alerted Police to apprehend the drug dealer. It was established later that Ngezahoguhora’s bag contained 86 packets of cannabis commonly known as marijuana (urumogi).

Police investigations indicate that Ngezahoguhora’s name had featured on the list of law breakers who were wanted by Kinazi sector authorities for various crimes including drugs dealing and consumption.

The Ruhango District Police Commander (DPC) Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Marc Gasangwa told IGIHE.com that Police had previously arrested four people while smoking marijuana among them were three school boys studying at Lyce’e de Nyanza.

Gasangwa added that an inclusive meeting that brought together security organs, school administration and students of both Lycée de Nyanza and Collège de Kigoma was organized to sensitize students about the dangers of consuming drugs and the need to refrain from them.

If found guilty Ngezahoguhora will face between six months to five years of imprisonment according to articles 272 and 273 of the Rwandan Penal code.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has transferred a case of genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema to be tried in Rwanda. However, the whereabouts of the suspect are unknown.

“The Referral Chamber orders the case be referred to the authorities of the Republic of Rwanda, so that those authorities should forthwith refer the case to the High Court of Rwanda for an expeditious trial,” reads the decision dated February 22, 2012.

The Chamber ordered the Prosecution to hand over to the Rwandan Prosecutor General not later than 30 days after the decision becoming final.

Material supporting the indictment against the accused and all other appropriate evidentiary material is in its possession.

Fulgence Kayishema is charged by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) with genocide or complicity in genocide in the alternative, conspiracy to commit genocide and extermination (crimes against humanity).

According to the indictment dated 5 July 2001, Kayishema was Inspector of police in Kivumu commune in the Kibuye préfecture.

Kayishema is charged with having participated in the massacre of ethnic Tutsis across Kibuye, most notoriously the Nyange Parish massacre, in which he executed a plan for the mass killing of Tutsi refugees gathered in the parish, along with convicted génocidaire and former priest, Athanase Seromba.

Prosecution alleges that, among other acts, Fulgence Kayishema ordered the killing of Tutsis inside the parish, and brought fuel for use by the Interahamwe militia to burn down the parish. More than 2000 civilians are believed to have died in this attack alone.

The Chamber presided over by Judge Khalida Rachid Khan noted that Rwanda had made material changes in its law and had indicated its capacity and willingness to prosecute cases referred by the Tribunal.

‘’The Chamber expresses its solemn hope that the Republic of Rwanda, in accepting referrals from this Tribunal, will actualize in practice the commitments it made in its filing about its good faith, capacity and willingness to enforce the highest standard of international justice in the referral cases,” states the ruling.