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born 1979 Rwanda
Consolee Nishimwe (born 11 September 1979), is a Rwandan author of a memoir , a motivational speaker, storyteller and a survivor of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi . she is also women's rights advocate
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What happened in one day can happen anywhere, and people should be aware of [this], because it’s not something that happens overnight.
Losing hope is the beginning of your own self-defeat.
There’s a mantra that I live with. No matter what horrible circumstances you may face in your life, never lose hope.
And some of us live with the consequences because of what we’ve been through during the genocide.
Whenever you see injustice happening, you must speak out.
In our culture, we don’t talk a lot about experiences.
I have some days where I just sit down and cry. It’s not like everything is perfect all the time.
I want to make sure that the world knows what we’ve been through, the suffering we’ve been through, and how we overcame.
It takes a long time to express how we feel. I am trying to show the other survivors that we need to express that pain we have.
I am part of making people be aware of how genocide can happen, so. And if we are aware, we can make sure we prevent that from happening again.
My lesson to all is that no matter what horrible circumstance we may face in our lives, we must never lose hope, for losing hope is the beginning of our own self defeat.
The international community was watching what was happening but they were not intervening which was very sad for me to see.
Physical violence happened to me, and also living with HIV as a result of that, it’s something I will never forget—that will never go anywhere, that I have to live with.
Therefore, Rwanda used the gacaca system, “a traditional justice system that was used before to reconcile families. People come together in the community to reconcile.
My life matters. . . No matter what you’ve been through, you should never give up. Never lose hope.
Genocide doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a process. There are so many stages.
For me, to share is so I encourage my fellow survivors to share their story. I want to be a part of helping - making sure the history of my family is told.
The genocide in Rwanda was preventable if the international community had intervened.
Words matter. Words have power. We saw in Rwanda, it [the genocide] started from words.
Rape is a weapon of the genocide.
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