The Courage to Survive
KIGALI - After the horrors of the 1994 genocide, it seemed almost inconceivable that one day, Rwandans of different ethnic backgrounds might live side-by-side...
RWANDA’S RECONCILIATION EFFORTS: A BASKET OF PEACE
KIGALI - Over thirty years ago, a group of Rwandan women formed a handicraft association to make traditional baskets and to generate a little...
Rwanda’s Physically Disabled: A LEGACY OF THE GENOCIDE
KIGALI - On April 7th Rwanda will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 1994 genocide in which over 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were...
Rwandans Laud Film on Genocide Trials, Want to See More
"The Arusha Tapes," a two-hour documentary film about the process of justice in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was screened in two Rwandan townships last...
Violations of the Gacaca Law
The Rwandan semi-traditional courts known as Gacaca are intended to try genocide suspects, but they also have other powers.
According to the law which governs...
ELIEZER NIYITEGEKA Sentenced
Kibuye province lies on the shores of Lake Kivu, making it one of the most scenic places in Rwanda . A few miles away...
Two Films Address Children’s Rights in the Congo
Internews has produced two videos to raise awareness of the plight of Congolese children accused of witchcraft. The videos were part of a project...
Butare Trial: Ntahobali Ordered Tutsi Refugees Killed, Witness Alleges
ARUSHA 29 May 2002 (Internews) Arsene Shalom Ntahobali ordered 'Interahamwe' militiamen to kill ethnic Tutsi refugees at the Butare governor's office during the 1994...
Media Trial: Barayagwiza’s Party Didn’t Have Militia Wing, Defense Lawyer Claims
ARUSHA (Internews) Alfred Pognon of Benin, co-counsel for genocide suspect Jean Bosco Barayagwiza, today claimed before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that...
Cyangugu Trial: Prosecutor Challenges Former Minister’s Credibility
ARUSHA: (Internews) Richard Karegyesa of Uganda, prosecution attorney in the so-called "Cyangugu Trial" before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), today challenged the...
