Senate to act on Genocide denial

The Senate is planning countrywide research on Genocide denial and revisionism, to ascertain the extent of the problem, Bernard Makuza, Senate president has revealed. Makuza said this while addressing journalists, at the closure of this year’s third ordinary session of Parliament. “The Senate will embark on finding out the rate of denial and revisionism of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi; in the county and abroad. The study will come up with concrete resolutions on the issue...,” he said. Research experts have been identified and the methodology to be applied has already been designed, he added. “We are optimistic that the research will commence soon,” said Makuza. The National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), last month told legislators that denial of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was on the rise. Christine Tuyisenge, National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG) vice chairperson, while presenting the report to a joint plenary session in November said that: “Genocide denial has changed faces overtime due to various reasons. It still undermines unity and reconciliation efforts.” She noted that the battle against Genocide ideology and revisionism was being undermined by negative forces that contest the fact that Rwanda lost over a million people in 1994.

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Senate to act on Genocide denial