The commemoration held in Selçuk University on 22nd April 2019 was organized by Rwandan diaspora in Turkey, Selçuk University and Rwanda’s embassy in Turkey.
The representative of the Rwandan community in Turkey, Ibrahim Uwihoreye shared with participants Rwanda’s dark history that led to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
He took them through the preparation and execution of genocide which took lives of over 1 million Tutsi within three months and Rwanda’s resilience process.
Uwihoreye explained that Rwanda has become resilient and witnessed considerable transformations.
He urged the youth to work together to prevent reoccurrence of what happened.
Rwanda’s ambassador to Turkey, Williams Nkurunziza lauded those who joined Rwandans for the commemoration event and warned against hate politics and the culture of impunity which led to genocide.
Amb. Nkurunziza called for concerted efforts to resist such evil acts and urged the youth to turn against politics of dehumanizing people and genocide ideology.
Attendees watched a documentary depicting the cruelty of genocide and the negative impact it left to Rwandan society.
Prof. Mithat Direk, a lecturer at Selçuk University said that remembering is a weapon to preserve genocide history and resisting genocide ideology with a view to promoting unity and reconciliation among Rwandans.
During the event, a moment of silence was observed to remember victims of a terror attack that took lives of 390 people in Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019.
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