CPCR – Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda Pour que justice soit faite

Mr Eliezer NGENDAHIMANA’s hearing (farmer). The witness reports about the “security meeting” which took part on April 13th, 1994, on the Cyinzovu football field and led by Mr Tito BARAHIRA . Locals were supposedly invited to this meeting with a letter that one of them received, Samuel NSENGIYUMVA. The aim was to discuss about the situation for each cell. Reproaches were made to the Rugazy’s people for not taking care of their own cell’s security. They were also asked to help Nyabisenga’s people but they refused. Instruction was “not to kill Tutsi women who were married to Hutu, because those …

We have just heard of ChristianeTaubira’s resignation, Mr Valls’ minister of justice. At once, she was replaced by Mr Jean Jacques Uroas, very close to the prime minister, but totally unknown to us and the CPCR. “Sometimes, Resist means Stay “  “sometimes , Resist is Leave”, she said in her tweet. Of course, nobody is surprised by this resignation considering the French political context. Does the CPCR have to regret her? It’s hard to say but we probably lose the person who, among the French government ,  was the most sensible about the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda She came where …

RWANDA : “THE ICTR IS CLOSED BUT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE GENOCIDE ARE STILL FREE “ Opened in 1995 , in Arusha , Tanzania, the ICTR (international criminal tribunal for Rwanda ) ,the first tribunal which rendered judgments against people suspected of joining in with the Tutsi genocide, rendered his last verdict December 14 , 2015. The MTPI  (a mechanism within UNO) is going to come after , in order to deal with the last fugitives accused of planning the April-June 1994 genocide in which  800.000 people died (mostly Tutsi) , to arrest and judge them . When it worked …

MR THUILLER AND MR ROYAN , Last February  5, 2015, I sent you a letter on behalf of our association and the victims that we embody, a protest letter to Mr Thevenot , a journalist and the guest of the day : YOU Mr ROYAN , about the “misconduct”  in TELE MATIN broadcasted January , 31. The 1994 Tutsi genocide was presented as “ the Rwandan genocide, during which Hutu had been entirely exterminated by Tutsi “This distorted truth  regarding history had raised much emotion among victims and all those who know and support the historical truth. On February3, Mr …

SIRS, On February 5, 2015, I sent you a letter, Mr ROYANT, to protest against the words you uttered, together with Damien THEVENOT, a journalist on France 2 , during the program “ Télé Matin” presented by William LEYMERGIE . It is unnecessary to quote these words again, they have been largely denounced. To sum up, you spoke of the 1994 Tutsi genocide, asserting that Hutu had been exterminated by Tutsi, thus, re writing History. Writing to you, as other people did, I was too naïve to think that you would apologize. You might have said that you made a …

Last wednesday, Toulouse court of appeal confirmed the decision taken in the court of first instance in the CPCR/GAUTHIER/NGENZI’case.The statement posted on the internet by Alain GAUTHIER, president of CPCR, in May 14 2014 didn’t infringue the presumption of innocence. We expected such a decision but we must thank our lawyers for their work. However, we regret all the time, energy and money spent on such a case which might have been unnecessary. Now, let’s go to the fundamental point: Mr NGENZI, as well as Mr BARAHIRA, co accused, after using all the legal recourses, will have to appear before …

THE HUTU GENOCIDE BY TUTSI : France 2 broadcasting   I n the program “Télé Matin” broadcasted by France 2 (French television) , January 31, 2105 and presented by William  LEYMERGIE , we are shown a work by Paris Match where photos , published during the past 60 years ,are selected by the weekly magazine . The journalist, Damien THEVENOT, whose guest is Mr Olivier ROYAN, director of editorial at Paris Match, asks his first question  about a photo showing people , who had run away with the perpetrators of the genocide in 1994, coming back to Rwanda .   Damien …

After  the closing of the international criminal court for Rwanda, why should the international community  not  fund the trials in France ?   The spokesman of the international court for Rwanda has announced that the criminal court will stop its activities in September 30 , 2015. It’s not the first time that this closing has been delayed .However, we may think that it’s the right date now. 61 sentences , among them , 7 are on appeal (Pauline Nyiramasuhuko and Co) 14 have been discharged and  $ 2 billion have been spent ( $ 1.644.759.300 in December31, 2011 ) in …

The Civil Plaintiffs Collective for Rwanda (CPCR) needs you! As you probably know, new historic trials will be held in France in 2015. The CPCR will of course follow them closely to relate, explain and decrypt them for you. But we are in dire financial straits! The legal proceedings are becoming more and more numerous; the expenses are increasing and go well beyond our association’s budget… So, after more than 10 years of independent funding, sometimes backed up by our own private funds, we are obliged to make an urgent appeal to you all: voluntary helpers, sympathizers, citizens, humanists and friends … PLEASE DONATE NOW! The CPCR is a …

The broadcasting of a documentary on BBC2, lately, about the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda has stirred up numerous and legitimate reactions. Even if the allegations developed in the film , are ,for the most part, overused , they can only create doubt and perplexity upon those who don’t really know what it is all about and feed revisionism , all too alive, especially in France. Accuse President Kagame of shooting down president HABYARIMANA’splane is to cling to judge Bruguière’s conclusions, and forget that they belong to the past . A new French magistrate, judge Marc TREVIDIC , has clearly asserted …