NEWS: Rwanda 'genocide' priest on trial, page 1

I just thought i would so some updates to this report..it means a lot to me that people at least listen or read what attrocities we have seen or failed to take notice of because of politics. Its important to me cause we need to face our history and learn rather than hide from it and pretend it didnt happen.

Massacre at Nyarubuye church

It started nine days earlier, Rawanda's Hutu President, Juvenal Habyirimana, had been shot down when flying into the capital Kigali. This started a chain reaction which would lead to a total death toll of over 800'000 deaths in 100 days of pure horror.

On a spring day 10 years ago, as many as 7000 armed men marched down a small path towards the Nyarubuye chruch in Rawanda. Within 4 hours as many as 4000 members of the Tutsi minority and the modorate Hutus had been massacred. Within the ranks of the killers were two young men, Gitera Rwanmuhazi and his friend Silas Ngendahimana.

Here they tell there account of there involvment of the start of one of the most bloodiest moments in african history.

Massacre at Nyarubuye church

'Taken over by Satan' : a killer's story

In 1994, Gitera Rwamuhuzi and many others of the Hutu Majority went on a killing spree that would begin 100 days of pure horror and genocide.

After special planning and gathering weapons, as many as 7000 men began walking towards a small church in the village of Nyarubuye. One by one those in charge began giving orders to massacre everyone inside..only because they were a diffrent minority of the same race of people. He says he was 'taken over by Satan'? Was he...or was he just taken over ny the excitement of the kill and bloodshed?

This is his story: Gitera Rwamuhuzi's story

'Living among the dead'

Flora Mukampore was a young girl when the massacre took hold of her village, she barely escaped with her life when she lost 17 members of her family.

What did she do to save herself? She was pushed to the ground and knocked out, blood from victims covering her and concealing her breathing; only when did someone see that she was breathing did he curse and hit her over the head, knockin her unconciouss.

From between the 15th of Arpil and the 15th of May, she lived amongst the dead, lying covered and surrounded by rotton corpses, but it saved her life. She never knew someone would attack a church, as she was certain as a house of God it was sacred and safe. Her belief in God is now stronger than ever due to her surviving the genocide.

Here is her story: 'Living among the dead' : a survivors tale

related links

How the Genocide happened

Genocide in Rwanda

Story from the reporter

First Rwanda genocide suspect to be deported

There are many more links on the links provided..please read them.