All around the world, Rwanda community and others celebrated the 25th anniversary of Rwanda genocide that left an estimated 800,000 people dead.. Here in London the ceremony started off at London city hall at 12pm as the marched around duffer Ave and Wellington St holding up signs that says “one million people were brutally murdered in just one hundred days while the world watched. SAY NEVER AGAIN!” a Rwanadaise survive Diane kaligirwa talks about this day saying ” this day remind me of the bad days we went though trying to stay alive while being hunted down like animals. it’s also the day that I lost my grand parents and uncle and cousin that were killed” .
Back in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame laid a wreath and lit a flame at a memorial on Sunday in Kigali, where more than 250,000 genocide victims are buried. Dozens of representatives from various countries were present at the ceremony in Kigali, including Canadian Governor General Julie Payette.
A night vigil to honour the spirit of resilience and reconciliation of the Rwandan people. In 1994, the stadium served as a @UN Protected Site for nearly 12,000 Tutsi refugees. #Kwibuka25 #GGRwanda #Rwanda #Kigali #remember #Unite #Renew pic.twitter.com/bcCRcjzsah
— GGJuliePayette (@GGJuliePayette) April 7, 2019
In Ottawa Canada the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also released a statement stating that this is “one of the darkest chapters in recent history.”
Today, we remember the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda & those who were senselessly murdered 25 years ago. We honour them by always standing up for human rights around the world & working to ensure atrocities like this never happen again. https://t.co/Wad1YZwM2M
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 7, 2019
In the city of London the ceremony continued at Monseigneur-bruyère catholic secondary school as they had guests speaker form western university faculty Prof. Lindsay scorgie-porter and Professor Henri Boyi, Some genocide survivor shared their stories as well. With over A quarter-century after the genocide, bodies of victims are still being found. Last year, authorities in Rwanda found discovered mass graves they said contain 5,400 bodies of genocide victims.
the Memorial started on Sunday April 07 and will end on April 14th.
