Masses of Rwandans fleeing the Rwandan Patriotic Front in 1994, to then Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Most of these refugees are still in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rwandan refugees in camps in Eastern Zaire in 1994. These children are now grown up and form the majority of refugees living Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Let us help raise the issue. The root cause is bad governance, undemocratic regimes, and tyrants in the region
"In 1994, I was still a baby. Now I am a grown up young woman, ready to contribute to the society. I envision the society where all these divisions will end and we can all live together, in peace and build the country"
"I saw my parents killed in the camp in Kibumba in 1996. My parents were massacred along thousands of innocent people by the soldiers of General Kagame. I cannot go back to Rwanda with the current criminal regime still in power. There need to be guaranties for people to feel free and secure in Rwanda before we can return "
"We, in RUD-Urunana, are there to protect refugees. These refugees include our parents, children, brothers, relatives and innocent people. We are ready to protect them to the end."
"We need peace and regional integration in the region to be able to do business with our neighbors. Right now, Rwandans are viewed as invaders, killers, and so forth."
"Conditions must be created so that Rwandan refugees may come back to Rwanda to help build the country"
"We need to stop killing each other. We are all brothers and sisters."
"We live in constant fear. The divisive policies of of the Rwandan Patriotic Front have created even more mistrust among people"
"I left Rwandan Patriotic Front because the leaders have betrayed our vision of a unified, democratic, and prosperous Rwanda"
"I am graduating soon. Will I have a job. Not sure. Government policies only favor those connected to the powerful"