Facts versus freedom of speech
The world seems to be paying more attention to genocide deniers in North America and Europe than the facts on the ground about Rwanda, writes Chizzy Mswahili.
I want to thank you for your article/essay ‘Review essay of a new book denying the Rwandan genocide on the genocide deniers in Northern America and Europe.
It saddens me that the world tends to listen to them more than the facts on the ground... they tend to protect the interahamwe militia and exterimist HUTU power by stating it’s all American... I would like them to explain what is happening in the Eastern DRC.. in the KIVUs where the HUTU extremists continue to kill and rape Tutsi... would that be the Americans as well... ironic enough the same people that committed the crimes in Rwanda in 1994 continued their crusade in the Congo (DRC).
I work with Congolese refugees and their testimonies are so consistent that when one reads the rubbish that these deniers publish, it goes to question the right of freedom of speech... I strongly believe that my rights end when they deny another individual of their own right. Freedom of speech is good but to write something that is baseless and has no proof is heartening.
All I know is the blood spilled in 1994 will continue to haunt us for generations...
Thank you.