Woohoo!!
No Housework Day
Ok, Ok...
this is Every day at my house!
There is another day today.
A much heavier day.
Today is Day of Remembrance
of the Victims
of the Rwanda Genocide.
In 1994, Rwanda was ripped apart.
In less than 100 days,
800 000 people (mostly Tutsis)
were slaughtered.
Politicians and people with the power
to prevent the slaughters
were killed first.
People were killed in their homes...
on the streets,
wherever they were hiding.
Most were killed by machetes,
clubs or knives.
It is estimated that about
200 000 people
were involved in the killings.
Not only were women forced
to watch as their families
were killed, many were also raped
and mutilated.
Most women who survived
were either pregnant
or infected with HIV/AIDS (or both)
as a result.
This lady’s name is Odette.
Her son was born after multiple rapes.
She is also infected with HIV/AIDS.
You might remember the movie:
Hotel Rwanda, which tells the story
of Paul Rusesabagina.
He owned a hotel,
was married to a Tutsi
and had three children with her.
During the 100 days of killings,
Paul manage to provide refuge
for over a thousand Tutsi refugees
and his family.
Some people took refuge
inside churches.
The Nyarubuye Roman Catholic Church
was shelter to thousands of Tutsis
– until they were killed there.
Kathy Reich (think Bones)
was one of the forensic scientists
who worked at naming the victims.
The bodies of the killed
were not allowed to be buried.
They were thrown into lakes,
rivers and streams.
They were left on the road
and inside homes.
There’s no denying
that this is shocking.
100 days of bloody violence,
death, rape and mutilation.
The Rwandan Genocide
is something which should
never be forgotten.
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