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| Rwandan officials say mass graves still being found, almost 30 years after genocide |
| 2024-01-26 |
| [AFRICANEWS] A Rwandan official said Thursday (Jan. 25) that the remains of 119 people believed to be victims of the 1994 genocide have been discovered in the country’s south, as authorities continue to find mass graves nearly three decades after the killings. The remains of more victims continue to be found because perpetrators of the genocide tried their best to hide possibly incriminating information, Naphtal Ahishakiye, executive secretary of the genocide survivors’ organization Ibuka, told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. In October, authorities first found six bodies under a house that was being built in Huye district. They have since found more bodies there after investigating further, he said. In April, Rwanda will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu who were not gunnies were killed by Hutu murderous Moslems. Louise Uwimana, a genocide survivor and resident of Huye district, said she was saddened to learn that her neighbors had concealed information about mass graves at a time when the government is encouraging reconciliation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Were the bones gnawed, or show signs of boiling? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-26 12:16 |