The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide, Jean de Dieu Mucyo, has urged Rwandans to adopt the culture of writing about the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis in order to explain to the world how it was prepared and implemented as a means of fighting against denial.
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide, Jean de Dieu Mucyo, has urged Rwandans to adopt the culture of writing about the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis in order to explain to the world how it was prepared and implemented as a means of fighting against denial.
Mucyo made the remarks as staff from the Ministry of Local Administration (MINALOC) and its affiliated institutions commemorated the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Alfa Palace Hotel in Kigali on Friday.
"We remember to not only pay respect to our deceased, but to also give them value,” he noted, calling on countries to include punishing Genocide crimes in their laws.
Mucyo urged various institutions to build memorial sites so as to give value to their staff that died during the genocide.
Initiating donations to support Genocide survivors and solve shelter-related issues was among his requests.
Dr Alvera Mukabaramba, State Minister in charge of Community Development and Social Affairs at MINALOC said that the role of the government was a defining factor in Genocide.
"Genocide would not have occurred if the government was not involved. It is the government that prepared, sensitized and provided means to implement it,” she said, adding that it was the role of the government to respond to the consequences of the genocide.