Men behind Rwandan genocide languish in Mali prison

[jMali]

I pity you poster boy! I pity you. Sio wewe. Maji waliokunya wazazi wako must have contained some chemicals. Sio bure.

duh, haya bwana umemaliza kunitukana mimi sasa unahamia kwa wazazi wangu..., hivi unajua the only thing unamanage to achieve hapa ni kujidhalilisha tu, na kuonyesha ukweli wa jinsi nyinyi watutsi extremists mlivyo? kwa bahati mbaya history shows yanapotokea machafuko watu wanashindwa kutofautisha kati yenu nyinyi na watutsi wengine, just saying for the sake of real tutsis, you don't have to reply to every comment of mine if you don't have anything meaningful to say.

 

[jhonyyon]

The Kwibuka Flame of Remembrance makes its way through Rwanda's thirty districts before being returned to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. April 7 is the start of a national mourning period and marks twenty years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.


Koulikoro: Stretching their legs in a sunkissed gravel prison courtyard in Mali, two of the architects of Rwanda's genocide serve out their sentences far from home, 20 years after leading the slaughter.

Theoneste Bagosora, bespectacled and sporting a gleaming pair of tennis shoes, cuts a far more serene figure than he did as the army chief described as "the Heinrich Himmler of Rwanda" who ordered an "apocalypse" which left 800,000 dead.

His cellmate Jean Kambanda's face is hidden by an enormous beard but he is still recognisable as the prime minister who incited one of the most extensive and brutal mobilisations of a population against its fellow countrymen ever seen.

More than a dozen Rwandan "genocidaires" are housed in their own unit of the prison in Koulikoro, a garrison town on the banks of the River Niger 57 kilometres (35 miles) downstream from Bamako. Serving long or whole-life terms, most are old men and will never leave.

"They are very disciplined prisoners, they do not bother anyone and scrupulously respect the rules," says a warden supervising them.

A retired colonel in the Hutu extremist regime that seized power in 1994, Bagosora, now 72, took over the army and unleashed the notorious Interahamwe militia against the Tutsi population and moderate Hutus.

The rate of killing was far faster than the Holocaust of the Jews in World War II - 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered in just 100 days - as Kambanda and his ministers toured the country urging on the murderers.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) found that Bagosora had spent years "preparing the apocalypse" and sentenced him in 2011 to 35 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Kambanda was arrested in Kenya in 1997 and admitted genocide at his trial the following year after he was accused of handing out arms to militias knowing they would be used to massacre Tutsis.

Thank you


myopia

 

[Koba]

duh, haya bwana umemaliza kunitukana mimi sasa unahamia kwa wazazi wangu..., hivi unajua the only thing unamanage to achieve hapa ni kujidhalilisha tu, na kuonyesha ukweli wa jinsi nyinyi watutsi extremists mlivyo? kwa bahati mbaya history shows yanapotokea machafuko watu wanashindwa kutofautisha kati yenu nyinyi na watutsi wengine, just saying for the sake of real tutsis, you don't have to reply to every comment of mine if you don't have anything meaningful to say.

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Noble (L), Justice minister Johnston Busingye and IGP Gasana during the Interpol media briefing in Kigali yesterday. Timothy Kisambira.
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[TD]The International Police (Interpol) has pledged to step up the search for fugitive perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Interpol secretary-general Ronald Kenneth Noble, who is in the country for the 6th experts meeting on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, said it does not matter how much time it will take, but they would not rest until every fugitive "out there has been brought to book."
The Kigali forum runs under the theme, "Closing the impunity gap."
Most of the people accused of masterminding the 1994 Genocide live freely, especially in France.
"I have been asked severally how long it will take. My answer has been, is and will remain that Interpol and its member countries will be working to ensure that every single fugitive of the Genocide against the Tutsi is brought to justice," Noble told a media briefing.
"That is a promise to Rwanda and its people that we will honour," he added.
Noble, who is accompanied by Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi, said from their perspective, having the two of them attend the same meeting, is a statement of their commitment to bring to justice the fugitives.
He echoed UN chief Ban Ki -moon on the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect innocent Rwandans during the slaugher.
"Nothing that we can say today can ever replace the extraordinary loss of life or heal the pain of the nation, nor can any action or deed absorb the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect the people of Rwanda," he said.
"In the words of United Nations Secretary-General, we could have done much more; we should have done much more."
While opening the conference, Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi said stronger cooperation was necessary to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against humanity.
"The theme of the conference–closing the impunity gap–is relevant to global efforts in bringing to justice the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity. Our region and the world in general is endangered by crimes whose perpetrators continue to escape justice," Habumuremyi said.
"This is a good opportunity to appeal to peace-loving people to enhance efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity."
Experience
The premier said Genocide experience has led Rwanda to believe that there should not be impunity and that it is against this background that Rwanda is contributing to international peace efforts.
The country is currently the sixth largest contributor of peacekeepers to UN missions around the world.
"Rwanda is also participating in various forums to prevent such crimes from happening anywhere in the world. Rwanda has offered to host the Interpol general assembly in 2015," the premier said.
Interpol president Ballestrazzi said cooperation and collaboration was enshrined in the organisation's principles to seek, identify and bring to book criminals and that the concept had helped in tracking down some 40 Rwandan fugitives in 14 countries over the years.
Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana said there was need to do a lot more to bring the perpetrators of the Genocide to justice and to restore dignity of the survivors.
"We still have many Genocide fugitives wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and more than 200 red notices issued at the request of the Rwandan government. Closing the impunity gap means bringing to justice those responsible for such crime. This will effectively contribute to prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity."
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Noble (L), Justice minister Johnston Busingye and IGP Gasana during the Interpol media briefing in Kigali yesterday. Timothy Kisambira.[/TD]
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[TD]The International Police (Interpol) has pledged to step up the search for fugitive perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Interpol secretary-general Ronald Kenneth Noble, who is in the country for the 6th experts meeting on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, said it does not matter how much time it will take, but they would not rest until every fugitive "out there has been brought to book."
The Kigali forum runs under the theme, "Closing the impunity gap."
Most of the people accused of masterminding the 1994 Genocide live freely, especially in France.
"I have been asked severally how long it will take. My answer has been, is and will remain that Interpol and its member countries will be working to ensure that every single fugitive of the Genocide against the Tutsi is brought to justice," Noble told a media briefing.
"That is a promise to Rwanda and its people that we will honour," he added.
Noble, who is accompanied by Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi, said from their perspective, having the two of them attend the same meeting, is a statement of their commitment to bring to justice the fugitives.
He echoed UN chief Ban Ki -moon on the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect innocent Rwandans during the slaugher.
"Nothing that we can say today can ever replace the extraordinary loss of life or heal the pain of the nation, nor can any action or deed absorb the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect the people of Rwanda," he said.
"In the words of United Nations Secretary-General, we could have done much more; we should have done much more."
While opening the conference, Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi said stronger cooperation was necessary to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against humanity.
"The theme of the conference–closing the impunity gap–is relevant to global efforts in bringing to justice the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity. Our region and the world in general is endangered by crimes whose perpetrators continue to escape justice," Habumuremyi said.
"This is a good opportunity to appeal to peace-loving people to enhance efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity."
Experience
The premier said Genocide experience has led Rwanda to believe that there should not be impunity and that it is against this background that Rwanda is contributing to international peace efforts.
The country is currently the sixth largest contributor of peacekeepers to UN missions around the world.
"Rwanda is also participating in various forums to prevent such crimes from happening anywhere in the world. Rwanda has offered to host the Interpol general assembly in 2015," the premier said.
Interpol president Ballestrazzi said cooperation and collaboration was enshrined in the organisation's principles to seek, identify and bring to book criminals and that the concept had helped in tracking down some 40 Rwandan fugitives in 14 countries over the years.
Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana said there was need to do a lot more to bring the perpetrators of the Genocide to justice and to restore dignity of the survivors.
"We still have many Genocide fugitives wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and more than 200 red notices issued at the request of the Rwandan government. Closing the impunity gap means bringing to justice those responsible for such crime. This will effectively contribute to prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity."[/TD]
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Mmoja baada ya mwingine. They will never live a free life until they are either caught or die. These MURDERERS!

 

[jMali]

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Noble (L), Justice minister Johnston Busingye and IGP Gasana during the Interpol media briefing in Kigali yesterday. Timothy Kisambira.
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[TD]The International Police (Interpol) has pledged to step up the search for fugitive perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Interpol secretary-general Ronald Kenneth Noble, who is in the country for the 6th experts meeting on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, said it does not matter how much time it will take, but they would not rest until every fugitive "out there has been brought to book."
The Kigali forum runs under the theme, "Closing the impunity gap."
Most of the people accused of masterminding the 1994 Genocide live freely, especially in France.
"I have been asked severally how long it will take. My answer has been, is and will remain that Interpol and its member countries will be working to ensure that every single fugitive of the Genocide against the Tutsi is brought to justice," Noble told a media briefing.
"That is a promise to Rwanda and its people that we will honour," he added.
Noble, who is accompanied by Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi, said from their perspective, having the two of them attend the same meeting, is a statement of their commitment to bring to justice the fugitives.
He echoed UN chief Ban Ki -moon on the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect innocent Rwandans during the slaugher.
"Nothing that we can say today can ever replace the extraordinary loss of life or heal the pain of the nation, nor can any action or deed absorb the guilt of the international community for its failure to protect the people of Rwanda," he said.
"In the words of United Nations Secretary-General, we could have done much more; we should have done much more."
While opening the conference, Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi said stronger cooperation was necessary to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against humanity.
"The theme of the conference–closing the impunity gap–is relevant to global efforts in bringing to justice the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity. Our region and the world in general is endangered by crimes whose perpetrators continue to escape justice," Habumuremyi said.
"This is a good opportunity to appeal to peace-loving people to enhance efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity."
Experience
The premier said Genocide experience has led Rwanda to believe that there should not be impunity and that it is against this background that Rwanda is contributing to international peace efforts.
The country is currently the sixth largest contributor of peacekeepers to UN missions around the world.
"Rwanda is also participating in various forums to prevent such crimes from happening anywhere in the world. Rwanda has offered to host the Interpol general assembly in 2015," the premier said.
Interpol president Ballestrazzi said cooperation and collaboration was enshrined in the organisation's principles to seek, identify and bring to book criminals and that the concept had helped in tracking down some 40 Rwandan fugitives in 14 countries over the years.
Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana said there was need to do a lot more to bring the perpetrators of the Genocide to justice and to restore dignity of the survivors.
"We still have many Genocide fugitives wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and more than 200 red notices issued at the request of the Rwandan government. Closing the impunity gap means bringing to justice those responsible for such crime. This will effectively contribute to prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity."
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Mmoja baada ya mwingine. They will never live a free life until they are either caught or die. These MURDERERS!

1.Kwanza umenikumbusha mbali hilo jina la gasana, nikakumbuka ule ujanja wenu wa kuyabadili majina yenu msishtukiwe kuwa ni watutsi...Huyo gasana huku bongo atajiita "kasana", nkundabatware atajiita "nkunda", ntaganda atajiita "taganda", kabarebe atajiita "kabare" n.k ili kujimix na taifa husika na kujifanya wahaya, wanyambo, wahangaza, wacongo, waganda etc.....

2. anyway, hao "suspects" they live freely in europe kwa sababu kesi dhidi yao ni dhaifu, ni watuhumiwa kwa sababu tu ni wahutu ambao ni sucessful. Tutsi extremists kama kagame hawataki kuona mhutu yoyote aliye sucessful iwe academically (professors, phds), big business persons, etc, mhutu yoyote yule especially an influential one must be guilty! hata hawa ambao clearly they had nothing to do with interahamwe or any other negative elements during genocide lazima watengenezewe mashtaka ya uwongo. kwa mfano: kama mhutu alikuwa daktari tutaambiwa eti aliuwa wagonjwa watutsi, kama alikuwa mwalimu, basi aliuwa wanafunzi wa kitutsi, kama alikuwa pastor basi alihifadhi watutsi kanisani halafu akaruhusu interahamwe wawauwe, hivi how on earth does a single priest stop a group of interahamwe? na kesi nyingine za chuki kama hizo.

mama yake ingabire kashahukumiwa na gacaca court, eti kwa vile alikuwa nesi basi wamemsingizia eti aliuwa wagonjwa watutsi, mwingine ni mke wa rais Habyarimana, eti naye alikuwa part of "akazu" iliyopanga kutungua ndege ya rais, so basically Rwanda is saying this first lady hated the tutsis so much that she participated in killing her own husband! how absurd! hata mzee wa hotel Rwanda ambaye the whole world know his story through the movie, is now a "genocidaire" according to Rwanda. In short haitakiwi kuwe na any Hutu promiment person, kwa sababu dunia inatakiwa iamini kuwa wahutu ni natural born killers, naturally evil. Show me any prominent hutu (ondoa wale twinned in gov/RPF) outside or Rwanda and surely there will be a genocide related case against him/her.

Hivi isn't there any successful, influential Hutu Rwandese that is not guilty of genocide? Kila mtu anajua kuwa hii ni move ya kuwadominate wahutu, ku-eliminate any hutu intellectual ambaye anaweza kuunganisha wahutu kufanya harakati za kumuondoa dhalimu kagame.

Bahati nzuri mahakama ya ICTR imeshindwa kumhukumu mtu yoyote for genocide conspiracy, except of course for Bagosora ambaye ukweli wa his convinction nimeshauweka hapa. France na nchi nyingine haziwezi kuwarudisha tu hivi hivi mpaka Rwanda ithibitishe kuwa wao ni watuhumiwa.

 

[Koba]

1.Kwanza umenikumbusha mbali hilo jina la gasana, nikakumbuka ule ujanja wenu wa kuyabadili majina yenu msishtukiwe kuwa ni watutsi...Huyo gasana huku bongo atajiita "kasana", nkundabatware atajiita "nkunda", ntaganda atajiita "taganda", kabarebe atajiita "kabare" n.k ili kujimix na taifa husika na kujifanya wahaya, wanyambo, wahangaza, wacongo, waganda etc.....

2. anyway, hao "suspects" they live freely in europe kwa sababu kesi dhidi yao ni dhaifu, ni watuhumiwa kwa sababu tu ni wahutu ambao ni sucessful. Tutsi extremists kama kagame hawataki kuona mhutu yoyote aliye sucessful iwe academically (professors, phds), big business persons, etc, mhutu yoyote yule especially an influential one must be guilty! hata hawa ambao clearly they had nothing to do with interahamwe or any other negative elements during genocide lazima watengenezewe mashtaka ya uwongo. kwa mfano: kama mhutu alikuwa daktari tutaambiwa eti aliuwa wagonjwa watutsi, kama alikuwa mwalimu, basi aliuwa wanafunzi wa kitutsi, kama alikuwa pastor basi alihifadhi watutsi kanisani halafu akaruhusu interahamwe wawauwe, hivi how on earth does a single priest stop a group of interahamwe? na kesi nyingine za chuki kama hizo.

mama yake ingabire kashahukumiwa na gacaca court, eti kwa vile alikuwa nesi basi wamemsingizia eti aliuwa wagonjwa watutsi, mwingine ni mke wa rais Habyarimana, eti naye alikuwa part of "akazu" iliyopanga kutungua ndege ya rais, so basically Rwanda is saying this first lady hated the tutsis so much that she participated in killing her own husband! how absurd! hata mzee wa hotel Rwanda ambaye the whole world know his story through the movie, is now a "genocidaire" according to Rwanda. In short haitakiwi kuwe na any Hutu promiment person, kwa sababu dunia inatakiwa iamini kuwa wahutu ni natural born killers, naturally evil. Show me any prominent hutu (ondoa wale twinned in gov/RPF) outside or Rwanda and surely there will be a genocide related case against him/her.

Hivi isn't there any successful, influential Hutu Rwandese that is not guilty of genocide? Kila mtu anajua kuwa hii ni move ya kuwadominate wahutu, ku-eliminate any hutu intellectual ambaye anaweza kuunganisha wahutu kufanya harakati za kumuondoa dhalimu kagame.

Bahati nzuri mahakama ya ICTR imeshindwa kumhukumu mtu yoyote for genocide conspiracy, except of course for Bagosora ambaye ukweli wa his convinction nimeshauweka hapa. France na nchi nyingine haziwezi kuwarudisha tu hivi hivi mpaka Rwanda ithibitishe kuwa wao ni watuhumiwa.

Utatunga hadithi mpaka yesu arudi,regardless of how much time passes prosecutions will carry on,sio Rwanda tuu dunia nzima left & right mnapewa guilty verdict everyday...despicable interahamwe evil at its most pure.

 

[jMali]

Utatunga hadithi mpaka yesu arudi,regardless of how much time passes prosecutions will carry on,sio Rwanda tuu dunia nzima left & right mnapewa guilty verdict everyday...despicable interahamwe evil at its most pure.

hizo mambo za me being interahamwe aside;

1. Rwanda ex-convicts, freed suspects stuck in Arusha - National - thecitizen.co.tz

2. Genocide suspects freed after court rules they would not get fair trial - Africa - World - The Independent

 

[murutongore]

hizo mambo za me being interahamwe aside;

1. Rwanda ex-convicts, freed suspects stuck in Arusha - National - thecitizen.co.tz

2. Genocide suspects freed after court rules they would not get fair trial - Africa - World - The Independent

Kama hawana hatia kwa nini wako stuck in Arusha? Kwa sababu hakuna nchi iliyotayari kuwahifadhi hao wauaji. No democratic government can accept these murderers with blood on their hands. Si muwape hifadhi nyie basi (nyie sympathisers). Wapeni mashamba huko wakalime. Otherwise they will rot there.

 

[jMali]

Kama hawana hatia kwa nini wako stuck in Arusha? Kwa sababu hakuna nchi iliyotayari kuwahifadhi hao wauaji. No democratic government can accept these murderers with blood on their hands. Si muwape hifadhi nyie basi (nyie sympathisers). Wapeni mashamba huko wakalime. Otherwise they will rot there.

same reason Rwanda has over 100,000 refugees refusing to go home, and before you say anything most of these are tutsis!

 

[murutongore]

same reason Rwanda has over 100,000 refugees refusing to go home, and before you say anything most of these are tutsis!

Labda nirudie tena manake you are very good at "burying your head in the sand"...kwa nini nchi zote duniani haziwataki? And this is in a question form, Ok dimwit?

 

[jMali]

Labda nirudie tena manake you are very good at "burying your head in the sand"...kwa nini nchi zote duniani haziwataki? And this is in a question form, Ok dimwit?

unajiabisha tu, get your facts straight. Hawa watu bado ni raia halali wa Rwanda, kwa nini hawataki kurudi kwao wanataka kuishi uhamishoni? sababu ni ile ile ya wakimbizi zaidi ya 100,000 wanaoishi zambia, malawi, sa na kwingineko ambao wako tayari kuendelea na status ya ukimbizi badala ya kurudi Rwanda hata baada ya status ku-expire. why? kwa sababu hakuna mtu anarudi willingly Rwanda right now bila ya kuwa na mchongo maalum, ndio maana hata ndugu zenu wa kimbunga wanangangania kurudi bongo kila siku!

 

[murutongore]

unajiabisha tu, get your facts straight. Hawa watu bado ni raia halali wa Rwanda, kwa nini hawataki kurudi kwao wanataka kuishi uhamishoni? sababu ni ile ile ya wakimbizi zaidi ya 100,000 wanaoishi zambia, malawi, sa na kwingineko ambao wako tayari kuendelea na status ya ukimbizi badala ya kurudi Rwanda hata baada ya status ku-expire. why? kwa sababu hakuna mtu anarudi willingly Rwanda right now bila ya kuwa na mchongo maalum, ndio maana hata ndugu zenu wa kimbunga wanangangania kurudi bongo kila siku!

Nikuulize tena dimwit. Tuseme hawataki kurudi rwanda sio? So it means wana uhuru wa kwenda nchi yoyote duniani..sawa? Kwa nini hizo nchi haziwataki? Again hili ni swali that is why there is a question mark...sawa dimwit

 

[jMali]

Nikuulize tena dimwit. Tuseme hawataki kurudi rwanda sio? So it means wana uhuru wa kwenda nchi yoyote duniani..sawa? Kwa nini hizo nchi haziwataki? Again hili ni swali that is why there is a question mark...sawa dimwit

swali ni kwa nini hawataki kurudi Rwanda sio kwa nini nchi haziwachukui. Nchi haziwezi kuchukua watu tu hivi hivi bila sababu maalum ndio maana kuna visa, kuna immigrant permits etc, sasa nchi ziwachukue as what? immigrants, tourists? what??
swali la msingi ni kwa nini wanyarwanda hawa hawaamini kuwa wataishi safely Rwanda? hili ndio swali la msingi. kwa nini nchi yenu inaongoza kwa kuwa na maofisa wengi wa serikali waliokimbilia ukimbizini? haya ndio maswali ya kujiuliza.