Rwandans in Singapore mark #Kwibuka31

The High Commission of Rwanda in Singapore, on April 7, marked the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Joining this year’s commemoration in the Southeast Asian country were over 250 attendees, including members of the Rwandan community living in Singapore, civil society representatives, members of the diplomatic corps, and friends of Rwanda. The event took place at the Tanglin Club Theatrette in Singapore. In his speech, High Commissioner Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye emphasized that beyond being one of the most devastating human tragedies of the 20th century, what is ev

The High Commission of Rwanda in Singapore, on April 7, marked the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Joining this year’s commemoration in the Southeast Asian country were over 250 attendees, including members of the Rwandan community living in Singapore, civil society representatives, members of the diplomatic corps, and friends of Rwanda. The event took place at the Tanglin Club Theatrette in Singapore.

In his speech, High Commissioner Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye emphasized that beyond being one of the most devastating human tragedies of the 20th century, what is even more painful is that this horrific massacre could have been prevented. “But the international community’s indifference allowed this genocide to drag on until the RPA Inkotanyi stopped it,” High Commissioner Uwihanganye noted. The solemn remembrance event also featured a panel discussion in which genocide survivors Grace Kansayisa and Pacifique Mukaseti reflected on their painful experiences during the genocide. Second-generation survivor Leslie I. Sheja also participated in the panel to discuss memory transmission. In Rwanda, the commemoration period was officially opened by a national ceremony held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame laid a wreath and lit the flame of hope and remembrance. More than a million people were killed in the carefully planned massacre that lasted 100 days in 1994. Rwandans and friends of Rwanda around the world will continue to organize commemoration activities until July 4.