A Candle For Remembering
May this memorial candle lights up the historical past of our beloved Country: Rwanda, We love U so much. If Tears could build a stairway. And memories were a lane. I would walk right up to heaven. To bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken. No time to say goodbye. You were gone before I knew it And. Only Paul Kagame knows why. My heart still aches with sadness. And secret tears still flow. What It meant to lose you. No one will ever know.
Why did Kagame this to me?
Can't forget. He murdered my mother. What should be my reaction? FYI: the number of orphans in Rwanda has skyrocketed since the 1990's Kagame's invasion. Much higher numbers of orphans had and have no other option but joining FDLR fighters who are identified as children that have Lost their Parents in Kagame's Wars inside and outside of Rwanda.If someone killed your child/spouse/parent(s) would you seek justice or revenge? Deep insight: What would you do to the person who snuffed the life of someone I love beyond reason? Forgiving would bring me no solace. If you take what really matters to me, I will show you what really matters. NITUTIRWANAHO TUZASHIRA. IGIHE KIRAGEZE.If democracy is to sell one's motherland(Africa), for some zionits support, then I prefer the person who is ready to give all his live for his motherland. Viva President Putin!!!
RPF committed the unspeakable
The perverted RPF committed the UNSPEAKABLE.Two orphans, both against the Nazi world. Point is the fact that their parents' murder Kagame & his RPF held no shock in the Western world. Up to now, the Rwandan Hitler Kagame and his death squads still enjoy impunity inside and outside of Rwanda. What goes through someone's mind as they know RPF murdered their parents? A delayed punishment is actually an encouragement to crime, In Praise of the ongoing Bloodshed in Rwanda. “I always think I am a pro-peace person but if someone harmed someone near and dear to me, I don't think I could be so peaceful. I would like to believe that to seek justice could save millions of people living the African Great Lakes Region - I would devote myself to bringing the 'perp' along to a non-happy ending but would that be enough? You'd have to be in the situation I suppose before you could actually know how you would feel or what you would do”. Jean-Christophe Nizeyimana, Libre Penseur
Hutu Children & their Mums
Look at them ! How they are scared to death. Many Rwandan Hutu and Tutsi, Foreign human rights advocates, jounalists and and lawyers are now on Death Row Waiting to be murdered by Kagame and his RPF death squads. Be the last to know.
Almighty God :Justice for US
Hutu children's daily bread: Intimidation, Slavery, Sex abuses led by RPF criminals and Kagame, DMI: Every single day, there are more assassinations, imprisonment, brainwashing & disappearances. Do they have any chance to end this awful life?
Killing Hutus on daily basis
RPF targeted killings, very often in public areas. Killing Hutus on daily basis by Kagame's murderers and the RPF infamous death squads known as the "UNKNOWN WRONGDOERS"
RPF Trade Mark: Akandoya
Rape, torture and assassination and unslaving of hutu women. Genderside: Rape has always been used by kagame's RPF as a Weapon of War, the killings of Hutu women with the help of Local Defense Forces, DMI and the RPF military
The Torture in Rwanda flourishes
How torture flourishes across Rwanda despite extensive global monitoring
Fighting For Our Freedom?
We need Freedom, Liberation of our fatherland, Human rights respect, Mutual respect between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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| Prof. Filip Reyntjes |
Le 10 janvier dernier, les juges Trévidic et Poux ont communiqué aux parties un rapport d'expertise sur la destruction en vol, le 6 avril 1994, de l'avion présidentiel rwandais, événement déclencheur du génocide. Il ne s'agit pas d'un rapport des juges, mais d'un important élément versé au dossier d'instruction qui contient de très nombreuses autres informations.
Ce qui est nettement moins normal est la façon dont la presse et certains autres commentateurs ont immédiatement tiré des conclusions péremptoires et définitives, alors qu'ils n'avaient pas lu le rapport, couvert par le secret de l'instruction, et qu'ils ne pouvaient se baser que sur ce que les avocats des mis en examen en aient dit et, peut-être, sur leur propre intime conviction. Ils font ainsi dire au rapport ce qu'il ne dit pas, en l'occurrence que l'attentat a été commis par les FAR de Habyarimana. Des propos parfois très durs et définitifs ont été tenus. Ceux qui ont osé suggérer que le FPR pourrait être derrière l'attentat sont accusés de négationnisme et ceux qui n'adhèrent pas à ce qui semble être soudainement devenu politiquement correct sont violemment pris à partie, voire même intimidés.
Ainsi, les avocats des mis en examen annoncent qu'ils vont porter plainte pour "tentative d'escroquerie au jugement en bande organisée". Certaines de ces affirmations pourraient bien avoir pour but d'orienter la suite de l'instruction, puisque, maintenant que "la vérité est connue", il serait plus difficile pour les juges de conclure à une autre vérité.
Ayant fait des recherches sur cette affaire, j'ai été fort sollicité par les médias qui souhaitaient entendre mes commentaires. J'ai systématiquement refusé de me prononcer, puisque je ne pouvais commenter un rapport que je n'avais pas lu. Maintenant que le rapport d'expertise est disponible grâce à une fuite dont j'ignore l'origine, une analyse peut être proposée. Elle débouche sur des conclusions bien moins tranchées que celles qu'on a pu entendre ces dernières semaines.
Le rapport d'expertise tente de donner des réponses à deux questions principalement : l'endroit d'où les missiles ont été tirés et le type des missiles utilisés. Deux données techniques autorisent les experts à désigner les endroits de tir les plus probables: d'une part, le point d'impact du missile qui a touché l'avion, d'autre part des données acoustiques sur le bruit du souffle de départ des missiles que des témoins ont entendu. Notons que l'expert acousticien ne s'est pas rendu sur les lieux, mais a effectué une simulation sur un terrain militaire en France. Quant à l'endroit où l'avion a été touché, les experts se basent sur une approche normale, alors que l'avion aurait pu être dévié de sa trajectoire par le premier missile ou que le pilote aurait pu effectuer une manœuvre d'évitement, possibilité d'ailleurs signalée dans le rapport. Sur cette double base technique, l'expertise privilégie deux endroits à l'intérieur du domaine militaire de Kanombe, le cimetière et une position en bas du cimetière, tout en notant que la zone Masaka se situe dans le prolongement des endroits retenus.
Les experts estiment également que la position de Masaka est la meilleure de celles étudiées et que celles retenues offrent une probabilité d'atteinte de l'avion moins élevée, mais qu'elle était suffisante pour que, sur les deux missiles tirés, l'un d'eux puisse toucher l'avion. Plusieurs points doivent être notés à ce sujet. D'abord, contrairement à ce qu'ont affirmé de nombreux commentateurs, ces endroits ne se trouvent pas à l'intérieur du camp militaire de Kanombe (ce qui en toute probabilité désignerait les FAR), mais à la lisière d'un vaste domaine militaire d'une centaine d'hectares. Ce domaine n'était ni clôturé ni gardé. Les experts estiment en outre que le périmètre de lancement pourrait s'étendre vers l'Est ou le Sud, de l'ordre d'une centaine de mètres voire plus, ce qui situerait l'endroit de tir en dehors du domaine militaire.
Ensuite, deux importants témoins cités dans le rapport ont vu les traînées des missiles à travers la baie vitrée à l'arrière de la maison qui est située à la limite du domaine et qui est orientée vers la vallée de Masaka. Dans une déposition faite devant l'auditorat militaire belge le 13 avril 1994, une semaine après les faits, le colonel médecin Daubresse déclare qu'il a vu "regardant en direction de l'est (c'est-à-dire les environs de Masaka), monter de la droite vers la gauche, un projectile propulsé par une flamme rouge-orange" à une distance maximale de cinq km et une distance minimale de un km (les deux endroits retenus par les experts se situent à 116 et 203 mètres respectivement de la maison). Cette observation est confirmée le même jour par son collègue le colonel médecin Pasuch. Ces deux témoins ne situent donc pas le départ des missiles à l'intérieur du domaine militaire, mais dans la direction de la vallée de Masaka.
Enfin, puisque le lieu dit "La Ferme" dans la vallée à côté de Masaka a été cité comme lieu de départ des missiles, il est étonnant qu'aucun témoin de Masaka n'ait été entendu par les experts ni dès lors que leurs déclarations aient été vérifiées du point de vue acoustique. Or en octobre 1994 des témoins de Masaka m'ont dit avoir vu les missiles partir des environs de "La Ferme", et cela à un moment où ni eux ni moi ne nous rendions compte de l'enjeu que constitue l'endroit de départ des tirs. On constate donc que l'expertise technique ne correspond pas forcément aux observations de témoins oculaires, et il appartiendra à l'instruction d'évaluer la force probante de ces données contradictoires.
Quant aux missiles utilisés, le rapport d'expertise conclut, par un processus d'élimination, à la probabilité qu'il s'est agi de SA16 d'origine soviétique. Les experts soulignent que leur conclusion n'est pas influencée par la découverte, près de "La Ferme" quelques semaines après l'attentat, de deux tubes de lancement de missiles SA16. Les experts notent que 50 à 60 heures de formation sont nécessaires pour pouvoir se servir de ces armes et qu'un novice ne peut pas mettre en œuvre un tel système. Or les anciennes FAR ne possédaient pas de missiles sol-air (elles avaient en vain tenté d'en acquérir), alors que le FPR s'en était servi pendant la guerre. Le juge Bruguière avait déjà établi que les missiles dont les lanceurs ont été trouvés près de "La Ferme" avaient été vendus par l'Union soviétique à l'Ouganda. Mes sources haut placées dans l'armée ougandaise affirment qu'ils faisaient partie d'un lot plus tard cédé au FPR.
Ces quelques constats montrent simplement que ceux qui ont affirmé qu'avec le rapport d'expertise, "la vérité est connue" aiment les histoires simples. Même si je pense toujours que les faisceaux d'indications désignent plutôt le FPR que les FAR comme auteur de l'attentat, je ne prétends pas connaître la vérité. Ce sera aux juges Trévidic et Poux de décider, à l'issue de leur instruction, sur base de tous les éléments du dossier et –surtout? en toute indépendance, si oui ou non il sera nécessaire de transmettre le dossier pour poursuites éventuelles. Puisque le gouvernement rwandais a salué le sérieux des deux juges, il faut espérer que leur décision mettra fin à une controverse vieille de près de 18 ans.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda ========> As International]
Kigali 1930 Prison: Overcrowded, assassinations, disappearances, massacres, HIV, legalized torture… Whatever you can imagine from a prison, they have it here. Corruption and bribery run riot here, and that's just the staff! Prisoners (all Hutu ethnic origin) eat actually rat poison to escape the depravity here. Some prisoners become slaves, others only leave their cells for 4 hours a day and the violence is horrendous. The International Red Cross is unable to know which prisoner was there yesterday or not. Inmates here tend to be naked and infected with horrible diseases that kill them slowly. Overcrowding means that they don’t get the medical help they need and most die in agony... The only way to get out of this: Accept to be a genocidaire and you become a slave somewhere in a Thee or Coffee plantation belonging to one of the powerful RPF leaders.
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| Ben Llewellyn Jones, the British high Commissioner to Rwanda |
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| Ms. Ingabire Victoire, the Would-be president of Rwanda, now in Kagame's worst prison |
The opposition leader asked the Ambassador to intercede on her behalf on President Paul Kagame in order to have human conditions of detention. “You can see it by yourself, there is little or no fresh air in this cell and no natural light at all”, she showed.
The political party FDU-INKINGI welcomes this visit and trusts that the United Kingdom will continue to engage the government of Rwanda on crucial issues of human rights, political prisoners and political space, freedoms and legal reforms.
On 5 January 2012, as the British Foreign Secretary William Hague was starting a 2 day historic visit to Burma after the release of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi he called on political prisoners to
be released and said :“I made clear that the British Government stands ready to respond positively to evidence of further progress towards that lasting improvement in human rights and political freedom that the people of Burma seek.”
The time has arrived to discuss openly those issues with the Rwandan leadership as well and to condition aid to the government of Rwanda on political reforms and freedoms, said Mr. Boniface Twagirimana , Interim Vice President* *FDU-INKINGI
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AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
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AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Thursday, January 26, 2012
WARNINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Rwanda
Canadians are strongly advised to remain vigilant and avoid large crowds. In recent years, a number of grenade attacks have taken place throughout the country, particularly in Kigali and the Southern Province. The attacks usually occur at nightfall and take place at busy locations such as bus stations. On January 3, 2012, a grenade explosion killed two people and injured several others at Marembo Center in the Gasabo District of Kigali. On January 24, 2012, a grenade attack wounded 10 people in the town of Gitarama in the Muhanga district.
Pickpocketing and petty crimes take place.
Canadians are strongly advised to remain vigilant and avoid large crowds. In recent years, a number of grenade attacks have taken place throughout the country, particularly in Kigali and the Southern Province. The attacks usually occur at nightfall and take place at busy locations such as bus stations. On January 3, 2012, a grenade explosion killed two people and injured several others at Marembo Center in the Gasabo District of Kigali. On January 24, 2012, a grenade attack wounded 10 people in the town of Gitarama in the Muhanga district.
Pickpocketing and petty crimes take place.
Regional Warning: Regions Bordering Burundi and the DRC
OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the rural areas bordering Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu – because of possible incursions by various rebel army groups.
The presence and movement of Rwandan refugees returning from neighbouring countries may cause tensions in rural areas. Although significant progress has been made in promoting national reconciliation, the security situation in these rural areas remains fragile. No violent incidents have been reported recently in the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu, near the border with the DRC, or in the town of Butare, near the border with Burundi.
The Rwanda-DRC border could be closed without notice.
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: We offer a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an emergency abroad, such as a natural disaster or civil unrest, or inform you of a family emergency at home. Registration can be done on-line or by contacting a Canadian government office abroad. For more information, see our FAQs on Registration of Canadians Abroad.
3. SAFETY AND SECURITY
The decision to travel is the sole responsibility of the traveller. Travellers are responsible for their own personal safety. The Government of Canada takes the safety and security of Canadians abroad very seriously and provides credible and timely advice in its Travel Reports. In the event of a crisis situation that requires evacuation, the Government of Canada’s policy is to provide safe transportation to the closest safe location. Canada will assist Canadians in leaving a country or a region as a last resort, when all means of commercial or personal transportation have been exhausted. This service is provided on a cost-recovery basis. Onward travel is at the individual’s personal expense. Situations vary from one location to another, and there may be constraints on government resources, which can limit the ability of the Government of Canada to provide assistance, particularly in countries or regions where the potential for violent conflict or political instability are high.
OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the rural areas bordering Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu – because of possible incursions by various rebel army groups.
The presence and movement of Rwandan refugees returning from neighbouring countries may cause tensions in rural areas. Although significant progress has been made in promoting national reconciliation, the security situation in these rural areas remains fragile. No violent incidents have been reported recently in the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu, near the border with the DRC, or in the town of Butare, near the border with Burundi.
The Rwanda-DRC border could be closed without notice.
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: We offer a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an emergency abroad, such as a natural disaster or civil unrest, or inform you of a family emergency at home. Registration can be done on-line or by contacting a Canadian government office abroad. For more information, see our FAQs on Registration of Canadians Abroad.
3. SAFETY AND SECURITY
The decision to travel is the sole responsibility of the traveller. Travellers are responsible for their own personal safety. The Government of Canada takes the safety and security of Canadians abroad very seriously and provides credible and timely advice in its Travel Reports. In the event of a crisis situation that requires evacuation, the Government of Canada’s policy is to provide safe transportation to the closest safe location. Canada will assist Canadians in leaving a country or a region as a last resort, when all means of commercial or personal transportation have been exhausted. This service is provided on a cost-recovery basis. Onward travel is at the individual’s personal expense. Situations vary from one location to another, and there may be constraints on government resources, which can limit the ability of the Government of Canada to provide assistance, particularly in countries or regions where the potential for violent conflict or political instability are high.
Rwanda
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Travel Summary and the Safety and Security - Grenade Attacks section (grenade attack in Gitarama on 24 January 2012). The overall level of the advice has not changed; we advise against all travel to specific parts of Rwanda and against all but essential travel to other specific parts of Rwanda.
Travel Summary
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There was a confirmed grenade attack along a main road in the town of Gitarama on the evening of 24 January. Approximately 14 people were injured.
We advise against all travel to the rural border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye and Cyangugu. We advise against all travel to Eastern DRC except for Goma and Bukavu. We advise against all but essential travel to Goma and Bukavu. This is because of the risk of cross-border incursions by armed guerrillas operating from DRC’s Kivu provinces and ongoing instability in Eastern Congo. Please see the Local Travel section for advice on gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
We advise against all but essential travel to the rural border areas of Burundi. See Burundi Travel Advice if you are planning to visit Burundi.
Crime levels are relatively low but there have been recent incidents of street crime. You should exercise caution at night.
There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.
You should take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. See the General (Insurance) section of this Travel Advice.
Safety and security
Safety and Security – Grenade Attacks
The Rwandan Police have confirmed a grenade attack in Gitarama on 24 January. There were approximately 14 casualties but no deaths. Police are investigating and it has been reported that two suspects have been arrested.
There have been previous reports of random grenade attacks, resulting in fatalities and injuries. These include one in 2012: on 3 January in the Gasabo District of Kagali in which two people were killed and 18 injured. There were three in 2011: in January and March in Kigali in Rusizi town in the Western Province in July People have been arrested and convicted but it remains unclear who is behind these attacks and we advise travellers to maintain at least the same level of personal security awareness as in the UK.
Safety and Security - Terrorism
There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.
See our Terrorism Abroad.
Safety and Security - Crime
Levels of crime remain relatively low in Rwanda. There has, however, been an increase in reports of bag snatching and mugging incidents targeting expatriates and tourists.
You should take sensible precautions i.e. exercise caution when walking at night, arrange transport, do not carry large amounts of money and do not leave cars unsupervised in the town centre. Take care who you talk to, who you invite to your home or hotel and who you hire as a taxi driver just as you would in UK.
See our Victims of Crime Abroad page.
Safety and Security - Local Travel
Areas bordering Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
We advise against all travel to the rural border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye and Cyangugu. This is because of the risk of cross-border incursions by armed guerrillas operating from DRC’s Kivu provinces and the ongoing trouble in Eastern Congo where there is a UN peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, operating and the presence of various rebel groups. The visa requirements at the border between DRC and Rwanda have changed. Please see DRC Travel Advice for more details. Please monitor FCO’s Travel Advice section for any updates.
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There was a confirmed grenade attack along a main road in the town of Gitarama on the evening of 24 January. Approximately 14 people were injured.
We advise against all travel to the rural border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye and Cyangugu. We advise against all travel to Eastern DRC except for Goma and Bukavu. We advise against all but essential travel to Goma and Bukavu. This is because of the risk of cross-border incursions by armed guerrillas operating from DRC’s Kivu provinces and ongoing instability in Eastern Congo. Please see the Local Travel section for advice on gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
We advise against all but essential travel to the rural border areas of Burundi. See Burundi Travel Advice if you are planning to visit Burundi.
Crime levels are relatively low but there have been recent incidents of street crime. You should exercise caution at night.
There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.
You should take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. See the General (Insurance) section of this Travel Advice.
Safety and security
Safety and Security – Grenade Attacks
The Rwandan Police have confirmed a grenade attack in Gitarama on 24 January. There were approximately 14 casualties but no deaths. Police are investigating and it has been reported that two suspects have been arrested.
There have been previous reports of random grenade attacks, resulting in fatalities and injuries. These include one in 2012: on 3 January in the Gasabo District of Kagali in which two people were killed and 18 injured. There were three in 2011: in January and March in Kigali in Rusizi town in the Western Province in July People have been arrested and convicted but it remains unclear who is behind these attacks and we advise travellers to maintain at least the same level of personal security awareness as in the UK.
Safety and Security - Terrorism
There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.
See our Terrorism Abroad.
Safety and Security - Crime
Levels of crime remain relatively low in Rwanda. There has, however, been an increase in reports of bag snatching and mugging incidents targeting expatriates and tourists.
You should take sensible precautions i.e. exercise caution when walking at night, arrange transport, do not carry large amounts of money and do not leave cars unsupervised in the town centre. Take care who you talk to, who you invite to your home or hotel and who you hire as a taxi driver just as you would in UK.
See our Victims of Crime Abroad page.
Safety and Security - Local Travel
Areas bordering Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
We advise against all travel to the rural border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), except to the towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye and Cyangugu. This is because of the risk of cross-border incursions by armed guerrillas operating from DRC’s Kivu provinces and the ongoing trouble in Eastern Congo where there is a UN peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, operating and the presence of various rebel groups. The visa requirements at the border between DRC and Rwanda have changed. Please see DRC Travel Advice for more details. Please monitor FCO’s Travel Advice section for any updates.
RWANDANS SUPPORTING VICTOIRE INGABIRE UMUHOZA
Hundreds of Rwandans came together for the support of Rwandan Opposition leader Madam Victoire Umuhoza Ingabire.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
All your armies, All your fighters,
All your tanks and all your soldiers.
Against a boy holding a stone,
Standing there all alone.
In his eyes I see the sun,
In his smile I see the moon.
And I wonder I only wonder.
Who is weak and who is strong,
who is right and who is wrong.
And I wish I only wish.
That the truth has a tongue. (Qasem Qasem, 2000)
All your tanks and all your soldiers.
Against a boy holding a stone,
Standing there all alone.
In his eyes I see the sun,
In his smile I see the moon.
And I wonder I only wonder.
Who is weak and who is strong,
who is right and who is wrong.
And I wish I only wish.
That the truth has a tongue. (Qasem Qasem, 2000)
After the UN Security Council did nothing to bring perpetrators named in the UN Mapping report, Congolese Hutu children prefer dying throwing volcanic stones to the self-proclaimed president: Joseph Kabila, the Rwandan and Kagame's puppet in DRC.
- Rwanda : "Si nous nous sommes retirés, c'est parce qu'on tuait des Belges"
- All Parties and Presidential contestants should accept for a recount of the votes.
- Praising the Rwandan and the Ugandan bloody dictators: Kagame-Museveni
- Mass-slaughter in Rwanda, Uganda and DRC by both bloody dictators led to the Genocide in both Rwanda and DRC.
En même temps que le Président élu Etienne Tshisekedi voulait prendre en possession de son fauteuil présidentiel à Kinshasa ce jeudi 26 janvier 2012, les Jeunes Hutu de la villede Goma ont utilisé ce qui est à leur portée, à savoir, les pierres volcaniques pour protester contre l'enlevement du chef de la jeunesse Hutu du Territoire de Rutshuru. Plusieurs avenues de la ville ont été barricadées nuitamment par la population au moyen des pierres volcaniques noires qui meublent le sol de Goma.
Sachant la gâchette facile de la police de Goma, les organisateurs de la manif sont satisfaits de ce test de la pierre volcanique qui a produit les effets escomptés, notamment mettre à dure épreuve le physique des sbires de la police congolaise et décélérer la vitesse de leur intervention dans la ville volcanique de Goma.
Images of stone-throwing Congolese Hutu youths angry with the north Kivu authorities for their colleague reported missing. Instead of investigating the incident, the DRC north province prefer to use force. These are one of the enduring images of the beginning of Kabila's failure to bring peace to congo and stop cooperating with the mastermind of the Congolese genocide: Paul kagame, but how does the portrayal on television differ from the reality on the ground? Probably there will be no say or the event will be minimized by some of western media pro DRC lootings and Congolese genocide.
African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.
AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Part 2 Trial Victoire Ingabire
Wednesday januari 24, 2012
Last saturday party members and supporters of opposition leader Victoire Ingabire demonstrated in front of the Dutch parliament in The Hague. They asked the Dutch people not to go along with the policy of the Dutch government considering Rwanda. The Dutch government pays every year millions of euro's for the development of the Rwandees judicial system.
It's that same judicial system which is used by the Rwandese government to arrest and put into jail those who criticize the regime, using dubious laws to accuse people of genocide ideology, divisionism or ties with the Hutu-rebels of the FDLR.
its that same judicial system that arrested Victoire Ingabire and put her into jail. She's there since october 2010, living under not the best circumstances to say the least. Her trial started in august 2011, it's uncertain when it will end as her trial is postponed again. Now because prosecution needs more time for the translation of the more then 600 documents, sent to rwanda by the Dutch government in November. That's another way in which the Dutch are helping Rwanda: by sending documents and doing house searches in Holland.
President Paul Kagame is clear in how he sees Victoire Ingabire. On several occasions he said publicly that 'that woman' belongs in jail. The last time was during an interview with CNN, december 12th, 2011. 'That woman deserves only prison'.
Also clear are the problems prosecution is dealing with concerning the evidence. From the start prosecution declared there was more then enough to send her to jail. But again and again, prosecution seized every opportunity to get more evidence, and again and again prosecution tried to rely the trial. It's also clear, evidence is manipulated. It's also clear the lawyers of Ingabire miss some of the documents belonging to her file. Then there are the four co-accused. It's clear prosecution has put them under a lot of pressure. And it's also clear prosecution sees them more like witnesses, not like co-accused. It's also clear the judges handling this trial are biassed.
Nevertheless, the Dutch government persists in her view of a fair trial for Ingabire and refuses to acknowledge her as a political prisoner.
That's why FDU-Inkingi askes in a petition to the Dutch government that they should declare the trial of Ingabire has lost all credibility. The Dutch government should also ask for immediate release of all political prisoners, not only the release of Ingabire, but also for example the release of Deogratias Mushayidi, Theoneste Niytegaka, Charles Ntakiutinka and Bernard Ntaganda. Also all support to Rwanda must be frozen.
While demonstrating, the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte passed by coincidentally. De demonstrators seized the occasion and offered him the petition. He took it, all smiles. Let's see if he does anything with it.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Fri Jan 6, 2012 2:50pm GMTBy Graham Holliday
KIGALI Jan 6 (Reuters) - Just over a year since President Paul Kagame's landslide election win, observers have lauded economic progress in Rwanda but warned a lack of political freedom and media restrictions have dented any reforms.
Kagame, in his final term which expires in 2017, has denied he has cracked down on political opposition and said he is a freedom fighter.
"People say that there is no political space ... Actually, the only space lacking is the one that is occupied by these intruders. This nonsense from outside is occupying our space," Kagame said in a speech to parliament last month.
Below are some of the political risks facing Rwanda:
POLITICAL OPPONENTS
Former chief of staff Kayumba Nyamwasa and a former chief of military intelligence, Patrick Karegyeya, both sentenced to 20 years in jail in absentia by a military court, formed the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) opposition party in December 2010.
Rwanda says the two have formed a rebel group and are collaborating with the country's enemies.
The trial of opposition politician Victoire Ingabire, leader of the unregistered FDU-Inkingi party, which started in September 2011, is set to resume on January 16. She faces charges including denying the genocide, divisionism and working with a terrorist group.
Kagame's election win underlined his domination of the political arena. He has been praised for restoring stability after the 1994 genocide and engineering Rwanda's rapid economic recovery and vision of being a middle-income country by 2020.
But critics accuse Kagame of being authoritarian and of trampling on media and political freedoms.
Any debate over a third term for Kagame is said to be "undesirable" by key sources in the government, because it damages the reputation of the country in the eyes of critics who say the political class has no democratic credentials.
Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has said although Rwanda's economy has grown, its political culture remains comparatively closed and media restricted.
What to watch:
-- Trial of Ingabire. The case remains a major test of the independence of Rwanda's judiciary. Her British lawyer claimed the laws under which she is being tried were not enacted at the time the crimes were alleged to have been committed, or they lie outside the jurisdiction of the court.
Ingabire denies funding FDLR Hutu rebels and says her detention is politically motivated.
-- Theogene Rudasingwa, a former chief of staff to Kagame, said on Facebook on Oct. 1 that Kagame "was personally responsible" for the shooting down of the plane carrying President Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, which sparked the start of the genocide. Rudasingwa was formerly ambassador to the U.S. and a founding member of the RNC.
-- Trial of Laurent Nkunda. The former leader of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), a rebel force that repeatedly routed Democratic Republic of Congo's army, has been under house arrest in Rwanda since January 2009.
Rwandan law forbids the extradition of people to states such as Congo that have the death penalty. Nkunda's trial has been postponed four times since the case was passed to the military courts in April 2010.
-- The media. A bill to amend the 2009 media law, emphasizing self-regulation and creation of an independent monitor, is currently being debated by the political and gender committee in parliament.
A draft law on access to information is also expected to be enacted in the near future. It will be the first of its kind in Rwanda.
Some observers see the draft media law as a positive move, but remain concerned the changes will remain on paper alone due to limited media outlets. Two newspapers banned in 2010 for six months have failed to resume publication. The editors of Umuseso and Umuvugizi now reside in exile and publish online.
POLITICAL RIFTS, CONGO TENSIONS
Kagame's war on graft, which has led to Rwanda being ranked as the least corrupt nation in east Africa, has seen his former political associates arrested on graft allegations.
Rwandan officials are required to declare their wealth by June 30 every year, but 361 government officials did not meet the deadline in 2011. Diplomats say while the government wants to clean up its act to attract more direct foreign investment, its plans are being hampered by some of its own members.
[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]
No judicial action or even investigation is underway:
We read every single day in the Convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide those notorious words:
“…acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, religious group…” and then “… deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”: in the name of "economic" development and overpopulation, we see the world community keeping silence on the inhuman expropriation, the spread of HIV/AIDS by all possible means, overpopulation in prisons, increase of measures silencing criticism, laws against freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, etc.
All measures taken by the RPF government including the 2020 notarious objective are intended and connected to achieve the results of the ongoing planned genocide o f the Hutu, the ethnic majority of Rwanda, acts that are extended to and taking place in neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the contrary, the Rwandan bloody dictator Paul Kagame, the mastermind of the Rwandan and Congolese genocide is invited across the world and is welcomed with the red carpet.
All measures taken by the RPF government including the 2020 notarious objective are intended and connected to achieve the results of the ongoing planned genocide o f the Hutu, the ethnic majority of Rwanda, acts that are extended to and taking place in neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the contrary, the Rwandan bloody dictator Paul Kagame, the mastermind of the Rwandan and Congolese genocide is invited across the world and is welcomed with the red carpet.
Why Canada remains greatly indebted to the General Kagame and RPF government?
- The Empirical Record on Habyarimana's Death
- ICTR/Rudasingwa – Kagame ex-aide wants to reveal all details about downing of Habyarimana’s plane by RPF
- "I HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL". PART 3 - Interview de JC Nizeyimana (DH RWANDA)
- Assassinations in Rwanda
- Let's not whitewash Dallaire's war crimes and crimes against Humanity as they do in Canada: Lieutenant-General The Honorable Roméo A. Dallaire
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| The Dutch born General Protected by his country Canada 1. UN advisory committee on genocide prevention 2. Qualified as suffering of Traumatic stress disorder 3. founder of the Child Soldiers Initiative 4. Senatorial designation to the rest of his life: appointed on the advice of Martin (Lib.) |
Theogene Rudasingwa's Revelations On Downing Of ...
General Romeo Dallire had to lieve Rwanda after being sure the Genocide has taken place and thus RPF would seize power in Kigali according to the plan. Millions of innocent people were brutally murdered in Rwanda. He has never been mentioned even thaugh he made investigations of the assassinated children, wives and all of those who perished because of him without bringing the presumed RPF death squads RPF leaders to justice.
"Is it true that "We" respect human rights in our operations, not just because doing so fosters a stable business environment, but more importantly, because it is the right and responsible thing to do ! ! !"
They don't care. However:
African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.
AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
Sunday, December 25, 2011
While we continue this effort in collaboration and cooperation with other Human Rights organizations working in Africa and network around the globe, As International will continue to call on the intervention of UN Security Council, Amnesty International, Human rights Watch and other NGOs working and promoting Human Rights in Africa to help ending conflicts and human rights violations in that region.
The critical issue in DRC should be HIGHLY taken for serious by the UN Security Council and organize new and fair elections for the sake of Justice, Freedom and RESPECT FOR THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE's CHOICE.
The critical issue in DRC should be HIGHLY taken for serious by the UN Security Council and organize new and fair elections for the sake of Justice, Freedom and RESPECT FOR THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE's CHOICE.
The year 2012 is significant for African SurViVors International: HOPE
In response to the CURRENT critical humanitarian crisis in Rwanda, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, As International calls on all of other organizations to cooperatively work with us for stopping the bloodyshed in the our African Great Lakes Region.
As we said before, you can't talk about Christmas without mentioning Jesus. In the same context, you cannot talk about human rights abuses in Rwanda, congo, war crimes in Congo, crimes against Humanity in Congo and genocide without mentioning General Paul Kagame, the mastermind of the Rwandan and Congolises Genocides, a criminal STILL AT LARGE.Concerning the DRC, an independent inquiry was necessay than ever to determine those who are involved in the conflict and who are committing all kind of inimaginable crimes on the Congolese soil: Multinational mining companies, American and Briths individuals, Rwandan government (RDF),RCD,CNDP,FARDC, MONUC, and other RPF newly created proxy armies. Concerning Rwanda, a sustained dialogue among Rwandans is more than necessary to end the regional conflict. The dialogue should be helping conflictual parties and the civil societies to map and name problems and relationships. A dialogue sustained over time can produce such a transforming political process.
They are charged with political offenses. But more often than not they are charged with criminal offenses in an effort to deny the political nature of their alleged offenses and to stigmatize them as plain criminals guilty of the most heinous crimes such as rebellion, negationism, genocidal ideology, terrorism and variations thereof. These are all non-bailable offenses meant to keep the all of our political leaders incarcerated while court hearings proceeded at snail's pace.
They are all victims of political repression and state terrorism which are the General Kagame and RPF government's reaction to dissent, criticism, political activism and defense of human rights.
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| Ms Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza, The Would-Be President of Rwanda The Rwandan Rosa Parks Actually sitting in Kagame's prison |
Amsterdam - The African SurViVors International Foundation (As International) Committee, along with all survivors across the world particularly in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of The Congo, Afganistan, Rwanda, Somalia and Burundi, along with the staff at national headquarters in Wilnis in The Netherlands, would like to take this moment to wish you and your family a Blessed Christmas Day and the Happy New Year 2012!
This is the time of year when you can take stock of the blessings you have, and plan for new success in the New Year. One of the blessings we have here at ASIF are our members, partners, and volunteers, because it simply would not happen without all of you. Human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. When human rights are not respected, tension and even armed conflict often follow. That what we actually live in the Congo, across Rwanda, Somalia and Darfur in Sudan.
The New Year 2012 provides exciting opportunities to all of us, but our success depends on all of us working together toward our goals of Human Rights education, conflict resolution, culture of good governance, and democratic values, Justice and reconciliation. The UN Charter makes this clear by affirming its “faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and nations large and small.”
The World Programme for Human Rights Education points out that “Human rights education encompasses:
Human rights is not a subject that can be studied at a distance. All people at all levels in Africa should not just learn about the Universal Declaration, about racial injustice, discrimination, war crimes and genocide or about poverty in developing countries without also being challenged to think about what it all means for them personally. As human rights educator and advocate, African SurVivors International staff members must ask the involved people, students and ourselves, “How does this all relate to the way we live our lives?” The answers to this question will tell us much about how effectively we have taught our students and different community members in different workshops.
(a) Knowledge and skills — learning about human rights and mechanisms for their protection, as well as acquiring skills to apply them in daily life;
(b) Values, attitudes and behaviour — developing values and reinforcing attitudes and behavior, which uphold human rights;
(c) Action — taking action to defend and promote human rights around the world.”
Using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote human rights education.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
Plan an Internet event or campaign
Using the Internet to advertise and even to host an event is a growing trend in communication and in outreach.
Thank you for being a friend, member, partner and supporter, and best wishes from our family to yours!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2012 from African SurViVors International!
We look forward to enjoying great New Year 2012 with all of you!
Be healthy, wealthy and sound!
AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
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