The daughter of Rwanda’s assassinated president, who took shelter in Canada after the killing, has been waiting patiently for justice for her father for 22 years.
Now, with the emergence of fresh evidence in the mystery, Marie-Rose Habyarimana is calling on Canada and other countries to push for the answers that have been hidden since the Rwandan genocide.
“There have been moments where we have felt powerless,” she told The Globe and Mail on Tuesday. “As long as this affair remains unresolved, we live as though we are still waiting. But I believe the truth will come out eventually. The truth cannot be hidden forever.”
The assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana on April 6, 1994, a pivotal event of the 20th century, ignited the genocide that killed 800,000 people. The genocide sent shock waves through Africa and the world, leading to “never again” promises and shaping the world’s beliefs on peacekeeping and humanitarian intervention for decades to come. FULL STORY