Association des Veuves du Genocide explained

Association des Veuves du Genocide (AVEGA Agahozo) or the Association of Widows of Genocide is a Rwandan association formed to help widows, orphans and others who lost family members in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. AVEGA was founded in October 1995 by 50 women who had survived the killings but lost their husbands. One of the organization's founders^[1] has stated that she believes that "too much is expected of the victims" who, in her view, need first to be reconciled with themselves and their losses. Restitution and reparations are essential prerequisites before any consideration of reconciliation with the perpetrators.

The organisation aims to do the following:

To protect and promote the widows of the genocide, who have been severely tested by the atrocities they have suffered
To undertake activities aiming to improve the living conditions of the widows and their children
To promote solidarity between the members of the association
To promote the education of the orphans of the genocide
To defend the rights of the widows, be they social, economic, political or of any other kind
To perpetuate the memory of the victims of the genocide and to fight for justice to be done^[2]
To take an active part in the process of national reconciliation and the rebuilding of the country
To collaborate with national and international associations that share the same objectives.

National Presidents

Valerie Mukabayire (term 2014)^[3]
Chantal Kabasinga (terms 2008, 2012)^[4]
Bellancille Umukobwa (term 2006)^[5] ^[6]
Chantal Kayitesi (term 1996)^[7]

External links

AVEGA English website

Notes and References

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+hollow+slogan%3F+'Never+again'+is+not+enough.-a0151047847
Book: Paths to International Justice: Social and Legal Perspectives. 9780521882637. Dembour. Marie-Bénédicte. Kelly. Tobias. 18 October 2007. Cambridge University Press .
News: Mbabazi . Donah . It Is Still Work in Progress for Genocide Widows – Mukabayire . 20 February 2022 . . https://archive.today/20220220154446/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/210201 . 20 February 2022 . Kigali, Rwanda . 6 April 2017 . live.
News: Umutesi . Doreen . Q&A: Kabasinga: A Survivor Who Now Is Thriving . 20 February 2022 . . https://archive.today/20220220153135/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/101971 . 20 February 2022 . Kigali, Rwanda . 11 April 2012 . live.
Web site: Visit to the ICTR of Representantatives of Rwandan Survivors . justiceinfo.net . Fondation Hirondelle . 20 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20220220152046/https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/18854-en-en-250607-ictrrwanda-visit-to-the-ictr-of-representantatives-of-rwandan-survivors96219621.html . 20 February 2022 . Lausanne, Switzerland . 25 June 2007 . live.
News: Droits-Rwanda: Les rescapés du génocide seront-ils indemnisés? . . 20 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20220220153300/http://ipsnews.net/francais/2006/04/12/droits-rwanda-les-rescapes-du-genocide-seront-ils-indemnises/ . 20 February 2022 . Rome, Italy . French . Rights-Rwanda: Will Genocide Survivors Be Compensated? . 12 April 2006 . live.
News: Colson . Marie-Laure . Rwanda: des veuves, laissées pour compte. Deux ans après le génocide, leur survie, comme celle des orphelins reste très difficile . 20 February 2022 . . 6 May 1996 . https://archive.today/20220220154955/https://www.liberation.fr/planete/1996/05/06/rwanda-des-veuves-laissees-pour-compte-deux-ans-apres-le-genocide-leur-survie-comme-celle-des-orphel_172483/ . 20 February 2022 . Paris, France . French . Rwanda: Widows Left behind Two Years after the Genocide, Their Survival, Like That of Orphans, Remains Very Difficult.