The fourth day is still devoted to witnesses context. Jacques Sémelin, a specialist of mass crimes, opens the day. We will have a lecture, accessible to all and admired by the Court President. Addressing the jury: “A heavy responsibility rests on your shoulders. It is said that mass crimes are unthinkable ? Instead, they are too thinkable. We are often told not to try to understand! But to understand is not to excuse the perpetrators. Now we can not understand everything : everything must be done to understand, but there will always be something that will withstand our understanding.” Jacques …

The day begins with the testimony of Ms. Anne Soussy, medical examiner responsible for the medical examination of the accused. His report will bring little revelations about Pascal Simbikangwa. The only interesting question was whether he could use crutches to get around. Without being completely categorical, rather it suggests that it is possible for someone who has enough strength. This does not seem to be the case that Simbikangwa said he never tried. We do not know much more. Continuing from where we had stopped the day before by the issues of defense lawyers about the resume of Simbikangwa. Will …

The New York Times, dated  Saturday, January 11, 2014 published an article about the CPCR few days before the first trial of Assizes in France against a genocide suspect, former captain Pascal Simbikangwa. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/world/africa/toiling-to-bring-rwanda-genocide-suspects-to-justice.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 REIMS, France — ABOVE his desk in a peaceful and tidy townhouse with pots of geraniums hanging from the windowsills and walls covered with photos of his children, Alain Gauthier keeps 24 files labeled with the names of some of the men and women accused in one of the most appalling crimes of the 20th century. Mr. Gauthier and his wife, Dafroza, have been collecting information …

To start the 2014 well… and to fully understand the philosophy and the the action conducted by the CPCR for the victims of the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda since its inception, here is an interview with Alain Gauthier on Rwanda Broadcasting Agency *. (* Click the image to watch the video)

When issuing Canal + ” The landing ” aired last night, some actors have apparently dropped. Not having seen the show personally, I look at the reactions of some viewers who expressed their incomprehension and disgust. Apparently, one can be scandalized! Pretext to laugh, actors have indulged in dubious “jokes” about the Tutsi genocide perpetrated in Rwanda in 1994. Pretending to parody France 2 program “Voyage en terres inconnues” (“Go into the unknown”), they have devised a … trip to Rwanda. Believing to be funny, an actress saw fit to share his difficulties to adopt an orphan “because everybody knows …

This Wednesday, November 13, 2013 could be a historic day in regard to the extradition to Rwanda. Chamber of instruction of the Court of Appeal of Paris has just given a favorable opinion on the extraditon of Claude Muhayimana and Innocent Musabyimana to Rwanda, following the opinion of the prosecutor. This is not the first time that the Court of Appeal rules for extradition, but this is a first for the Court of Appeal of Paris. The President was however careful after announcing that it was a favorable part, thereby excluding “ordinary crimes ” that the defense could of course …

February 4 to March 28, 2014 will be held the first sitting against a Rwandan genocide suspect now on French soil trial. Despite the satisfaction of finally almost twenty years after the genocide of the Tutsi, a senior Rwandan officials tried by the French justice , we will continue to regret that it took so long for this first trial takes place. The former captain of the Rwandan army, Pascal Simbikangwa , known for his torturer activities well before the genocide, who participated in massacres in recent years while he was traveling in a wheelchair, will be finally judged. The …

We just received today the response from the Director of CNED, Serge Bergamelli, concerning the document in which was wrongly mentioned the “genocide of Hutus by the Tutsi.” He had previously been sent a copy of the letter we sent to the Minister of Education, Mr. Vincent Peillon. Let me transcribe the response received today by email, so that you can judge for yourself… But for me it is a response a minima, where cannot be found neither the words nor the accents that the Director of school education CNED, Mr. Frederic Artaud, had yesterday by telephone, saying he “had …

In a document from the Ministry of Education and property of CNED for French teachers ( French 3rd . Booklet corrected page 25 of 30 June 2013 ) with the publication director Serge Bergamelli, it is clearly stated in sequence 3, under the title “The memory can determine responsibilities and justice “: ” in this respect, the genocide of Hutus by Tutsis in Rwanda (!!) illustrates this [ …] the fact rekindle memories recalling the violence executions with a machete, the reign of terror, all combine to make a collective awareness of historical horror grows “. Strongly agree , provided …

An AFP report tells us that Vénuste Nyombayire has been indicted on the complaint that the CPCR had filed against him in December 2011. Released on bail, the prosecution appealed. The new indictment can only applaud all those who are fighting for justice for the victims of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Vénuste Nyombayire continued especially for having executed employees and young orphans of the Village SOS Gikongoro. The decision of the French court shows that the SCRC , by filing a complaint , had good reasons to do so : the judges have forged their …

For those who were not in front of their screen on Monday, September 30th but still want to hear Alain and Dafroza speak to their cause within the CPCR since 2001, here is the link on Arte.tv. (Note: the program begins with the interview which lasts during about 12 minutes.) As always, to help and assist the victims of the genocide to justice for rebuild, you can make a donation here.