Commemoration event.


Various activities took place in new york city organised by different groups at the Center for holocaust studies.
On the occasion of Rwanda’s 14th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide, this event will aim to remember the more than million lives lost in Rwanda in 1994; to highlight the current conditions in Rwanda, and to reassert our commitment to actively remember Rwanda and the lives lost by helping survivors and fighting to prevent genocide worldwide. Participants will include Rwanda genocide survivors, Rwandan government representatives in U.S, members of the Rwandan Diaspora, and renowned genocide prevention activists.


I attended and for more information visit;
Genetically speaking, you and I are 99.9% identical, so why the HATE?
Jacqueline MurekateteJacqueline's Human Rights Cornerhttp://www.miraclecorners.org/programs_partner_jacqueline.htm

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