Remains of Genocide victims that were discovered throughout the past year will be laid to rest in different areas.
Rwanda, and friends of Rwanda across the world, will on Sunday, April 7, begin week-long activities to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that claimed one million lives in just 100 days. This is the 30th commemoration to be held since the massacre., loosely translated as Remember-Unite-Renew, but also focus on key achievements registered through Rwanda's 30-year journey to attain unity and sustain growth and development.
At the event, President Kagame is expected to deliver a keynote address and this, like all scheduled activities, will be aired on national television and live-streamed on other social media platforms. Also, the remains of Genocide victims that were discovered throughout the past year will be laid to rest in different areas during the 100 days of commemoration in different parts of the country, without exceeding the recommended number of mourners -- 20.The activity conceived in 2009 by the members of Peace and Love Proclaimers aims to, among others, empower the youth of Rwanda and around the world to take a stand against genocide.
In an earlier interview, the Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement , Jean-Damascene Bizimana, emphasised the importance of commemorating not only the atrocities committed by some politicians but also the heroic actions of those who fought against them.
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