Terminology and Denial
The UK and US attitude on Genocide denial reminiscent of 1994 indifference - Linda Melvern
It is astonishing to realise that two powerful UN states — the UK and US – remain at odds with the word genocide — and continue themselves to contribute to the denial campaign the Council seeks to outlaw . | Page 17
Taking stock of the legacy of ICTR - Serge Brammertz
Mr . Brammertz : International judges have repeatedly said that the Genocide against the Tutsi is a fact of common knowledge . What this means is that it is a truth is beyond any dispute . | Page 31
Denialist media does not qualify for freedom of speech protections
“ Any good-faith defender of free speech and freedom of the media ought to situate the discourse in relation to the relevant international instruments and domestic legislation , as well as their enforcement .” | Page 41
'' The unity of Rwandans will defeat deniers '' - Dr . Jean Damascene Bizimana
This transmission and propagation of genocide ideology down the generations poses a serious threat to Rwanda ’ s unity . However , there is reason to be optimistic , because Rwanda ’ s good governance will eventually force their lies and hatred to fade away as time passes . | Page 44
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Collective consciousness
1957-1994 : Rwanda ’ s 37 years of darkness - Yolande Mukagasana
The Bahutu manifesto laid the foundation for the genocidal project . Two years later in 1959 , Joseph Habyarimana Gitera issued the Hutu Ten Commandments . Only two months afterwards , the first massacre of the Tutsis took place on All Saints ’ Day ... Thus , the exile of the Tutsis began . | Page 54
“ I was weighed down by the burden of ethnicity ” – Hon . Mureshyankwano
That selfless practical love of inkotanyi embedded in their ideology healed me ever since . It healed me from the inferiority and superiority complex of my Hutuness and made me embrace my Rwandan identity . | Page 57
Kwibuka is for all Rwandans - Dr . Utumatwishima Abdallah
After reflecting on the responsibility of a relative towards another who has lost a loved one , I confronted those who have said that Kwibuka and having memorials is vengeance ( inzika ) that sustains guilt ... | Page 60
How Germany built collective responsibility after the Holocaust - Hannah Borowski
... the enormous role that the Nazi era plays in our education system has allowed the government to take the lead on the content young Germans are exposed to as well as setting the paradigms of what people are expected to know and allowed to say . | Page 76
CONTRIBUTORS
Dr Lonzen Rugira Jessica Mwiza Linda Melvern Lionel Manzi Jean-Luc Galabert Serge Brammertz Yann Gwet Martin K . Ngoga Dr . Jean Damascene Bizimana Yolande Mukagasana Marie Rose Mureshyankwano Dr . Utumatwishima Abdallah Eric Murangwa Eugene
Dr Catherine Gilbert Aloys Uwemeyimana Innocent Habumugisha Hannah Borowski Shania Arielle Akeza Amb . Christine Nkulikiyinka
Copy Editor Dr Kingsley Ugwuanyi
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