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Kwibuka26: Ibuka outlines trauma help guidelines

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Ibuka condemns destruction of Genocide survivors’ property

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Kwibuka Ntibyavanyweho Ahubwo Bizajyana N’ibihe Turimo Bidasanzwe- Dr Bizimana

Prof Dusingizemungu Jean Pierre bagarutse ku buryo gahunda yo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 26 bizaba biri gukorwa ... Read More

Turashimira abantu bose bifatanyije natwe mu minsi 100 yo kwibuka jenoside yakorewe abatutsi ku nshuro ya26, Inzego za Leta, Abikorera ndetse n'umuntu wese wagize uruhare mu kuremera Abacitse k'Icumu muri ibi bihe byo kwirinda covid19.Tubifurije umunsi mwiza wo #Kwibohora26

More than fifteen thousands families were completely wiped out during the Genocide against the Tutsis, We'll always remember them in their Names. #NtukazimeNararokotse #Kwibuka26

Urwibutso rwa Jenoside rwa NYANZA-KICUKIRO ruramenyesha Imiryango ifite ababo bahashyinguye, inshuti n’abashyitsi bifuza kunamira abazize Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, ko bahawe ikaze. Ingamba zashyizweho mu rwego rwo kwirinda ikwirakwizwa rya COVID-19 zirubahirizwa. Turabashimiye.

Kwibuka26: Ibuka outlines trauma help guidelines

The umbrella organisation of Genocide survivors’ associations, Ibuka, has issued guidelines to help Rwandans, particularly those who survived the Genocide against the Tutsi, to access mental health support from the confines of their homes.

The guidelines come at a time when the government continues to encourage Rwandans to stay at home as part of the effort to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) which has ravaged the world.

Rwanda on Monday, April 6, confirmed another case of COVID-19, bringing the total recorded positive cases to105. Four have since been discharged from hospital after recovering from the virus.

The Executive Secretary of Ibuka, Naphtal Ahishakiye, told The New Times that efforts have been channeled into ensuring that trauma is dealt with during the commemoration period while at the same time guaranteeing all safety measures to mitigate the spread of the virus are followed.

To achieve this, Ahishakiye said that this year, teams will be on standby to deal with issues of trauma, beginning with mental health doctors from the national level down to the local level where there are other people who have been trained in this area by the Ministry of Health who have been supporting this initiative for years.

Breakdown of teams

Ahishakiye explained that on the national level, there are four mental health experts who can be reached on a toll free number at any time.

The helplines provided by Ibuka are; 5476, 1024 on top of one by Rwanda Biomedical Centre which is 112.

“This team is in charge of providing input on how best people dealing with trauma can be helped and to analyse reports provided by teams on the district level and fix the issues that may arise,” he explained.

On the district level, there is a team of two mental health specialists, one of whom is from the national association of women widowed by the genocide, an employee of AVEGA.

“These two have the responsibility to choose at least two social psychosocial therapists on every Sector level to coordinate the activities in their area, to train them, to coordinate reports from the sector level and to find immediate help for anyone whose trauma level requires them to be rushed to hospital,” he said.

On the Sector level, a team of two psychosocial therapists, who Ahishakiye says may increase in number depending on how many genocide survivors are in that area.

This team will be in charge of choosing at least two people who were trained by the Ministry of health in mental health matters, who can provide basic support.

They will also be responsible for producing reports which they will present to the district level teams and to provide any additional services by use of telephone.

On the Cell Level there are two people who were trained for this. Ahishakiye says that their responsibilities will include identifying genocide survivors who have previously showed signs of trauma and reaching out to them.

“This team will be in charge of preparing the survivors for the commemoration period, to choose focal point persons to help them on the village level and to provide any support on phone. They are also will be in charge of finding help for those whose issue has escalated,”he said.

A rising issue

In an exclusive interview with The New Times last year, Ahishakiye said that the biggest challenge survivors have to deal with almost on a daily basis is trauma.

“A recent survey by Rwanda Biomedical centre indicates that 35 percent of the survivors live with severe trauma which can lead to death. The numbers are going up instead of down,” he said.

He pointed out that the number of youths who were not in Rwanda during the genocide but are experiencing trauma is high and requires serious intervention.

Genocide survivors urge Kabuga's trial in Rwanda

Survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide have demanded that its financier Felicien Kabuga, who was arrested in Paris on Saturday, be tried in the African nation.

Ibuka, an umbrella organization of survivor associations, said in a statement: "Getting to know about the arrest of Félicien Kabuga while we are still in 100 days of the 26th commemoration is a heart softening and exciting information that every survivor was looking for.”

“Ibuka, therefore, wishes that Kabuga could be brought to Rwanda for trial and serving his sentence where he participated in these atrocities,” the daily New Times reported, citing the statement.

"If there is anything good for survivors, it is to see those who are responsible for more than one million lives lost during the genocide against Tutsi being held accountable for their participation,” it added.

Ibuka’s call comes as the UN-established International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) earlier said that Kabuga will be tried from its headquarters in Tanzania’s city of Arusha.

“Following completion of appropriate procedures under French law, Kabuga is expected to be transferred to the custody of the Mechanism, where he will stand trial,” IRMCT was quoted as saying.

Known as the financier of the Rwandan genocide, fugitive Kabuga was arrested on Saturday morning in a suburb of Paris in the Ile-de-France.

On the run for 26 years, Kabuga was living under a false identity.

Ibuka condemns destruction of Genocide survivors’ property

Ibuka, the umbrella organization of Genocide survivors’ associations has condemned people targeting genocide survivors as the country marks the 26th commemoration of 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The warning follows four cases of genocide ideology recorded on April 7 and 8 in the districts of Ruhango, Nyaruguru, Kirehe and Rutsiro, according to Ibuka.

Vandals have harmed domestic animals and uprooted a Genocide survivor’s sorghum plantation in Nyaruguru District and some have been arrested.

“As we commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, we urge all people to stop harbouring the Genocide ideology.

Naphtal Ahishakiye, the Executive Secretary of Ibuka told The New Times that they were working with local leaders and investigators to arrest the suspects and warned that the “law punishing genocide ideology is not in lockdown”.

“Last year we recorded 149 cases of Genocide ideology during the commemoration period,” he said.

Genocide ideology crimes are committed through written and verbal action such as tracts against survivors, destroying Genocide survivors’ property and evidence such as remains of victims of Genocide and demolishing, damaging, or desecrating a memorial sites, among others.

Valens Habarurema, the Mayor of Ruhango District, told The New Times that with the support of National Police and Rwanda Investigation Bureau, five suspects who destroyed a Genocide survivor’s banana, cassava, beans and soya plantations had been arrested. The incident took place in Nyagasozi village, Buhoro cell in Ruhango sector.

“After arresting the first suspect yesterday evening, four more were arrested and detained by RIB. The destroyed 43 banana trees and crops such as beans, soya…. We want to establish if crime was committed as a Genocide ideology or conflicts,” he said.

The Mayor of Kirehe District, Gerald Muzungu, said a man had been arrested by Police for threatening to kill his wife because she is a Tutsi.

Rwanda National Police Spokesperson CP John Bosco Kabera, while giving a message on the 26th commemoration of the Genocide, said people could report those involved in perpetuating the Genocide ideology by calling 112 or 0788311155 WhatsApp number.

“We urge the public to report any form of Genocide ideology including threats, negation, denial, mocking survivors and all acts aimed at influencing hatred and divisionism,” he said.

Kwibuka Ntibyavanyweho Ahubwo Bizajyana N’ibihe Turimo Bidasanzwe- Dr Bizimana

Komisiyo y’Igihugu yo Kurwanya Jenoside (CNLG) yibukije Abanyarwanda ko ibikorwa byo #Kwibuka26 bitazahagarara, ahubwo ikizahinduka ari uburyo bizakorwamo mu rwego rwo guhuza n’ibihe bidasanzwe u Rwanda ndetse n’isi muri rusange rurimo byo guhangana n’icyorezo cya Coronavirus.

Tariki ya 7 Mata buri mwaka, mu Rwanda n’ahandi ku Isi, hatangizwa iminsi 100 yahariwe kwibuka no kuzirikana abazize Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.

Iki gikorwa gisanzwe kirangwa n’imihango n’ibikorwa bihuriza hamwe abantu benshi, haba mu gihe cyo kugitangiza no bindi bihe abanyarwanda bahurira mu bice bitandukanye bibuka.

Kubera ingamba zashyizweho muri ibi bihe bidasanzwe byo kurwanya no gukumira ikwirakwira rya Coronavirus, zirimo ko nta bikorwa bihuriza hamwe abantu benshi byemerewe kongera kubaho mu gihe iki cyorezo kitaracika, ibikorwa bijyanye no kwibuka ku nshuro ya 26 na byo bizakorwa hakurikizwa izo ngamba.

Mu kiganiro Dusangire Ijambo cyanyuze kuri RBA mu gitondo cyo kuri uyu wa 5 Mata 2020, kigahuriza hamwe Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa wa CNLG, Dr Bizimana Jean Damascène na Perezida w’ Umuryango urengera inyungu z’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi (IBUKA), Prof Dusingizemungu Jean Pierre bagarutse ku buryo gahunda yo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 26 bizaba biri gukorwa.

Dr Bizimana yavuze ko iki gikorwa cyo kwibuka ku nshuro ya 26 Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi kizubahiriza ibikorwa byose n’amabwiriza ya leta bireba ubuzima bw’igihugu.

Ati “Ubuzima bw’igihugu ubu burahagaze, ibikorwa hafi ya byose birakorerwa mu ngo. Igihe amabwiriza azaba yahindutse, icyorezo twagitsinze nta kibazo kigihari, kwibuka bizakomeza mu buryo byari bisanzwe bikorwamo.”

Yakomeje agira ati “Tugize n’amahirwe icyorezo kikarangira vuba, tukiri mu minsi 100 yo kwibuka, ntekereza ko inzego zabiganiraho. Ntacyabuza ko mu matariki yo mu kwezi kwa Gatandatu […] nka Bisesero twibuka ku itariki ya 26 Nyakanga; birashoboka ko kuri iyo tariki abantu bajya kuhibukira.”

Dr Bizimana yakomeje avuga ko no kuri za Ambasade z’u Rwanda hirya no hino ku isi, ibikorwa byo kwibuka bizakorwa ariko na bwo hakurikizwa amabwiriza yo gukumira ikwirakwira ry’iki icyorezo.

Muri iki kiganiro kandi hagarutswe ku kibazo cy’ihungabana ku barokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutse aho Prof Dusingizemungu Jean Pierre uyobora Ibuka yasabye buri wese ubana n’umuntu ushobora kuzahura n’iki kibazo, kumuba hafi ariko akubahiriza intera ijyanye no kwirinda Coronavirus.

Ati “Uwahuye n’ihungabana, tuzirinde kumusubiza mu mateka bitari ngombwa, tumuhumurize, tumwumvishe ko nubwo ari mu nzu, ubu nta muntu uri kumuhiga, ahubwo ari kwirinda ikwirakwira rya COVID-19.”

Yakomeje avuga ko kuguma mu rugo bitangana n’iminsi ijana abarokotse bamaze mu rufunzo bihisha abashakaga kubica ndetse ko ubu babaye inararibonye kuko biyubatsemo ingufu zituma bamenya uburyo bahangana n’ibibazo nk’ibyo.

Ati “Mu myaka 26, abacitse ku icumu bagaragaje imbaraga zatumye babasha guhanga n’ingaruka za Jenoside. Ubu bateye imbere kandi bageze kure. Dukwiye gushyira hejuru izo mbaraga zagaragajwe kuruta kugaragaza ko tukiri abo gufashwa muri byose.

Prof Dusingizemungu avuga ko ibyo bidakuraho ko hari abanyembaraga nke bakwiye kugira abababa hafi kandi ko bazakomeza kubafasha.

Yongeyeho ko uzakenera ubufasha bwihariye burenze ubw’uwo babana cyangwa umujyanama w’ubuzima, hazitabazwa umurongo wa telephone 112 mu rwego rwo guhabwa ubufasha bwisumbuyeho.

Kwibuka26: Ibuka outlines trauma help guidelines

Genocide survivors urge Kabuga's trial in Rwanda

Ibuka condemns destruction of Genocide survivors’ property

Kwibuka Ntibyavanyweho Ahubwo Bizajyana N’ibihe Turimo Bidasanzwe- Dr Bizimana

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