[ La communauté internationale et la commémoration du génocide rwandais de 1994 ]
Volume 44, Issue 3, January 2025, Pages 659–673
Sadiki Nyembo Lucien1
1 Relations Internationales, Université de Likasi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
On Sunday, April 7, 2023, Rwanda commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Tutsi genocide. This genocide was triggered following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana in April 1994. In less than 100 days, at least 500,000 and probably more than 800,000 people, men, women, and children, mostly Tutsi, were murdered. Starting in 2003, the United Nations General Assembly decided to officially proclaim April 7 as the «International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.» Since then, commemorations of the Rwandan genocide have been held internationally every April 7th. This commemoration is seen by the international community as a means to eradicate the ideology of genocide. It is also seen as a means to prevent any genocide as it provides an opportunity for the international community to engage in ongoing reflection on genocide, its consequences, and strategies for its prevention and eradication. Finally, it is with the aim of renewing the collective commitment to protect and defend fundamental human rights that the international community is obliged to observe the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. This International Day is a day on which the international community commits to standing united against all forms of hatred and discrimination around the world.
Author Keywords: crime, discrimination, ethnicism, unity, eradication, memorialization, internationalization.
Volume 44, Issue 3, January 2025, Pages 659–673
Sadiki Nyembo Lucien1
1 Relations Internationales, Université de Likasi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
On Sunday, April 7, 2023, Rwanda commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Tutsi genocide. This genocide was triggered following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana in April 1994. In less than 100 days, at least 500,000 and probably more than 800,000 people, men, women, and children, mostly Tutsi, were murdered. Starting in 2003, the United Nations General Assembly decided to officially proclaim April 7 as the «International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.» Since then, commemorations of the Rwandan genocide have been held internationally every April 7th. This commemoration is seen by the international community as a means to eradicate the ideology of genocide. It is also seen as a means to prevent any genocide as it provides an opportunity for the international community to engage in ongoing reflection on genocide, its consequences, and strategies for its prevention and eradication. Finally, it is with the aim of renewing the collective commitment to protect and defend fundamental human rights that the international community is obliged to observe the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. This International Day is a day on which the international community commits to standing united against all forms of hatred and discrimination around the world.
Author Keywords: crime, discrimination, ethnicism, unity, eradication, memorialization, internationalization.
Abstract: (french)
Le dimanche 7 avril 2023, le Rwanda a commémoré les 30 ans du génocide des Tutsis de 1990. Ce génocide a été déclenché à la suite de l’assassinat du président rwandais Juvénal Habyarimana en avril 1994. En moins de 100 jours, au moins 500 000 et sans doute plus de 800 000 personnes, hommes, femmes et enfants, en grande majorité Tutsi, ont été assassinées. A partir de 2003, l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a décidé d’officiellement proclamé le 7 avril « Journée internationale de réflexion sur le génocide de 1994 contre les Tutsis au Rwanda ». Depuis lors, il s’organise chaque 7 avril des commémorations du génocide rwandais au niveau international. Cette commémoration est perçue par la communauté internationale comme un moyen d’éradiquer l’idéologie du génocide. Elle est aussi perçue comme un moyen de prévenir tout génocide car étant une occasion pour la communauté internationale d’organiser une réflexion permanente sur le génocide, ses conséquences et les stratégies de sa prévention et son éradication. Enfin, c’est dans la perspective de renouveler l’engagement collectif à protéger et à défendre les droits fondamentaux de l’homme, que la communauté internationale a l’obligation d’observer la Journée internationale de réflexion sur le génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda en 1994. Cette Journée internationale constitue une journée au cours de laquelle la communauté internationale s’engage à faire front uni contre toutes les formes de haine et de discrimination à travers le monde.
Author Keywords: crime, discrimination, ethnicisme, unité, éradication, mémorialisation, internationalisation.
How to Cite this Article
Sadiki Nyembo Lucien, “The international community and the commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 659–673, January 2025.
