Rwandan community marks 30 years since genocide, vows not to forget ‘lessons of the past’ [Video]

Hundreds of people marched from Parliament Hill to the Shaw Centre Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

In 100 days, more than 800,000 Rwandans — most of them Tutsis and moderate Hutus — were slaughtered by the Rwandan military and Hutu militia.

Tarcisse Ruhamyandekwe lost dozens of relatives on both his mother and father’s sides of the family. 

“It’s very important we remember those people and make the world aware of what happened, because we tend to forget and we repeat the same thing,” he said. 

Ruhamyandekwe said he hopes today serves as a reminder of the importance of speaking out against injustice, no matter where it’s happening in the world. 

“If someone’s dying and you don’t care … today it’s me. Tomorrow it might be you.”