Respected Dutch Scholars Prof. Stefan Uhlenbrool and Guy Beaujot have affirmed that the Genocide that happened in Rwanda in 1994 was against the Tutsi.
They made the statement on April 7th during the 21st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. The event which was attended by Rwandans in Netherlands and friends of Rwanda took place at the UNESCO-IHE University.
At the event, both scholars condemned the 1994 Genocide and declared that the Massacres should be known as The Genocide against Tutsis and nothing else.
Guy Beaujot, Lecturer at UNESCO-IHE University; Delft City-Netherlands
Beaujot reminded genocide deniers that there is no way one could deny genocide against against the Tutsi while what happened to Rwanda in 1994 is similar to the Nazi movement that led to the genocide against millions of Jews.
He urged the International community to hold responsible anybody with genocide denial tendencies like the BBC, referring to the network’s recent documentary “The Untold story” that revealed a high level of genocide revisionism.
Rwandan students in Netherlands and friends of Rwanda in a group photo during the 21st commemoration of Genocide against Tutsi at UNESCO-IHE University in Delft City
Rwanda’s Ambassador to Netherlands Jean Pierre Karabaranga led a massive assembly of Rwandans and Friends of Rwanda in the Netherlands as they remebered over a million people who perished during the one hundred days long killing spree in 1994.
At the UNESCO-IHE University level, the occasion was mostly attended by students and scholars.
Ambassador Karabayanga Lightning a candle at the commemoration venue
A Rwandan, Safari Emmanuel represented all Rwandans living in the Netherlands. Mr. Safari heads the entire Rwandan community in the Netherlands.
The event presented the list of items to be observed based on Genocide commemoration. The full event includes: that transparency about Genocide against Tutsi must be clearly mentioned as it is and not any other way around it, sorrowful music/songs related to Genocide remembrance will be played during the commemoration period, and reconciliation topics for the common good of Rwandans.
Rwandan Students’ representative at UNESCO-IHE University commended the University Administration, Ambassador Karabaranga and students at large for the will to cooperate with Rwandans in reconciliation and unity and also for joining the country to remember those who lost their lives during the 1994 Genocide.
Rwanda’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Jean Pierre Karabaranga
Ambassador Jean Pierre Karabaranga urged the people present to continue with the commemoration culture.
The Ambassador said that Rwanda has gone through a rough time to reform the justice and judicial systems, reconciliation challenge, and a divided society that had to be united following former regimes’ poor governance, divisionism and politics of hatred.
“Most of such challenges have been successfully overcome and better solutions are in place for the remaining few.” He said.