Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Yannick Tona,Discover Rwanda and Minister of Justice Mr. Karugarama


In the afternoon of today 18/07/2011 Yannick Tona and Discover Rwanda group 2011 met Minister of Justice in Rwanda Mr. Karugarama at Ministry of Justice Headquarter in Kigali.
Addressing the group, Minister Karugarama said: “The worst is over and I believe that the nation can give a clear message that the future of this country is bright and that every body has room to live in this country freely.”
He noted that government would make sure that the progress made, so far, in the reconstruction process and restoring true justice in the country is sustained. Also Minister explain to Discover Rwanda participants and Yannick Tona how the Justice institutions was rebuild after the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis , the role and importance of Gacaca and the role of the ministry of justice in preventing genocide and his ideology.
In the Question time Yannick Tona ask the Minister what will happen after Gacaca finish their work ; the Minister explain him that the government is working on a way that new case regarding the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis will be brought to normal court in Rwanda.
Speaking to press after the meeting Yannick Tona said that they were impressed by the country’s ability to address various challenges in the justice sector
Asked by the press The main objective of this visit; Yannick Tona said it was to learn about how the Ministry of Justice deals with issues concerning the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis and how the country has managed to move forward in all aspects, just after 17 years,”
He said that the entire world has great lessons to learn from Rwanda especially on how to promote peace, unity and reconciliation and rebuilding a post-conflict nation.
“It’s unbelievable how this country has managed to reconcile its citizens in a short period of time.”
He said that information they received from Minister Karugarama, will enable them to become ambassadors of Rwanda in their respective communities.

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