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Qutub Minar painted in Rwandan colors: In 1994, i.e. 30 years ago, more than eight lakh people of the Tutsi community were murdered in Rwanda. The United Nations declared 7 April as the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide. Due to this, India also showed its solidarity with Rwanda by lighting the Qutub Minar. In which, on the night of 7th April, Qutub Minar of Delhi was illuminated with the national flag of Rwanda. In memory of this day, the East African country is celebrating the 30th Remembrance Day.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal tweeted
From the Indian side, Dammu Ravi, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, participated in the 30th Genocide Remembrance in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. “In solidarity with the people of Rwanda, India today (April 7) illuminated the Qutub Minar, marking the UN International Day of Remembrance on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said earlier. Went.” Post.
What happened in 1994?
On the night of 6 April 1994, President Juvenal Habyarimana was assassinated in Rwanda. His plane was shot down in the air by armed Hutu and a militia group called Interahamwe. After this, a series of killings started in the capital from 7 April and continued for 100 days in which people of Tutsi community were killed, including people of Hutu community. The situation worsened after the rebel militia of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) captured the capital, Kigali, in July 1994.
It is said that fake and inflammatory news against the Tutsi community was broadcast on TV and radio. , An all-out campaign was launched against the Tutsi. Also during this time, people of Tutsi community were openly shot and beaten on the streets. According to UN figures, at least 250,000 women were raped. However, since then the country has been ruled by the RPF under the leadership of President Paul Kagame.
What is International Thinking Day?
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to commemorate April 7 as the International Day of Remembrance on the Rwandan Genocide. Under this resolution, all member countries, organizations associated with the United Nations and other international organizations remember the victims on this day. Social organizations in Rwanda and other countries also organize special events on 7 April to commemorate the victims of the genocide.
Contribution of Indian companies in the development of Rwanda
The colors of the Rwandan national flag were seen fluttering on the Qutub Minar from 8 pm to 8.45 pm on Sunday night. Rwanda's High Commissioner to India, Mukangira Jacqueline, was present along with representatives of the Government of India to commemorate the anniversary of the genocide. Relations between India and the African country Rwanda have become very close in the last few years. More than three and a half thousand Indians and many Indian companies are contributing to the development of Rwanda.
A message celebrating peace, tolerance and unity
To commemorate the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi community in Rwanda, the Government of India illuminated the Qutub Minar in the colors of the Rwandan flag. It also sends a message that the entire world should unite in the fight against genocide and gross human rights violations and celebrate the culture of peace, tolerance and unity among people.