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Ten years after 156 states signed a convention to rid the world of landmines a UN summit is being held in Cartagena, Colmbia between 30th Nov and 4th Dec 2009. Rwanda will be showcased as one of the few countries to have meet its mine clearing obligations. This film, narrated by veteran war corresponant Kate Adie, shows how Rwanda is dealing with its troubled past.
The 1994 war and genocide in Rwanda had many consequences – economic, political and social. One was the presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance that were scattered throughout the country. It was estimated that 20,000 people lived and worked among minefields and the effect on local communities was devastating.
In 1999 Rwanda along with many other landmine affected countries signed up to Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention – committing to clear their country of landmines by 2010.
The Rwandan people have met this challenge head on and in 2009 the country will be declared landmine free – a year ahead of schedule and one of the only countries to achieve this.
With a never ending cycle of corruption and poverty destroying many African nations from within, the Rwandan landmine clearance success story stands alone as an example to the rest of the world that by using outside aid in a positive and constructive way, anything is possible.Ten years after 156 states signed a convention to rid the world of landmines a UN... more
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Fifteen years after Rwanda's genocide, a businessman went on trial Monday for allegedly ordering bulldozers to demolish a church where 2,000 Tutsis had sought shelter and watching as they were crushed by the collapsing structure or hunted down by armed gangs.Fifteen years after Rwanda's genocide, a businessman went on trial Monday for... more
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A Rwandan ex-deputy interior minister who tricked thousands of people into hiding on a hill where they were butchered has been jailed for genocide.A Rwandan ex-deputy interior minister who tricked thousands of people into hiding on a... more
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Stephanie Nyombayire makes links with other victims of genocide and programs to heal the wounds.Stephanie Nyombayire makes links with other victims of genocide and programs to heal... more
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Framing genocide in a light that people might be able to finally comprehend the causes and stop them forever.Framing genocide in a light that people might be able to finally comprehend the causes... more
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A female Rwandan MP and member of the Tutsi-led governing party has been found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment. Beatrice Nirere was convicted by a Gacaca traditional community court set up to deal with 1994 genocide cases.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7919475.stmA female Rwandan MP and member of the Tutsi-led governing party has been found guilty... more
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A former Rwandan priest has been given a 25-year jail sentence for committing genocide, sexual assault and kidnapping during the 1994 killings in Rwanda. Emmanuel Rukundo, a former army chaplain, took part in the abduction of Tutsis who sought refuge at a seminary, many of whom were later killed. Rukundo was arrested in Geneva in 2001. The court said that Rukundo monitored local Tutsis and was often accompanied by soldiers and militiamen during the violence. Prosecutors had demanded life in prison for Rukundo.
He is the second Roman Catholic priest to have been convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in the Tanzanian town of Arusha.
Rukundo has up to 30 days to appeal against his sentence.A former Rwandan priest has been given a 25-year jail sentence for committing... more
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