Ibuka is an umbrella organisation that connects the groups that aid survivors of the 1994
Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...
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it was established in December 1995.
It also participates in the international arena through events like the 2010 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.
"Ibuka" is a
Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (where t ...
word for "remember".
References
External links
neveragaininternational.orggenevasummit.org
Rwandan genocide
Organizations established in 1995
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