General information

Call No.:

350-3-1:43/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Rwanda

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #43 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009756

Date of production

1995

Date

1995

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

38 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Clip 1: Mike Duncan from BBC News reports from the Zaire-Rwanda border on the conditions in the camp, where Zaire forces try to drive the refugees back to Rwanda, Hutus run the camps and want to get organized for a counterstrike to re-gain power in Rwanda, and life gets worse for the refugees who are caught between the dangers in the camp and the dangers awaiting back home. Clip 2: News report on Kigali’s central jail and the inhumane conditions for the almost 6000 prisoners residing there. It includes interviews with Faustin Twagiramungu (Prime Minister of Rwanda from July 1994 till Aug. 1995), Richard Goldstone (Chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda), and François Karera (Prefect of Kigali-Rural Prefecture in Rwanda). Clip 3: BBC reporter Mike Duncan presents a report on Tutsis returning to Rwanda, while Hutus remain in refugee camps outside of the country due to fear of retribution. It also includes a report on the living conditions for both Tutsis and Hutus who have left the refugee camps and returned to Rwanda. Clip 4: A BBC report from Rubona, southern Rwanda on the Rwandan’s Army newest recruits and the teaching methods used in trainings, designed to reunite the national army and build a military culture that is non-genocidal. Clip 5: News report on the massacres that took place in Ntarama, a parish in Rwanda where Tutsis sought refugee during the 1994 genocide. It includes interviews with two of the survivors and footage with RPF soldiers. Clip 6: Report on Kigali’s central jail which is overpopulated with Hutus who are being suspected of committing genocide. In the refugee camps outside Rwanda, Hutus are preparing to fight against what they consider as being simply Tutsis’ revengeful actions. Clip 7: A report presenting briefly the history of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath. It includes footage with Juvénal Habyarimana’s plane crash, scenes from Nyarubuye church – a massacre site, and a discussion on the failure of the international community to stop the genocide and bring to justice the perpetrators a year later. It contains interviews with Rakiya Omaar (Director, African Rights), Richard Goldstone (Chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda), and Douglas Hurd (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs). Clip 8 (March 15, 1995): BBC Newsnight reports on Kaminyola refugee camp in eastern Zaire where, during the night, former Hutu militias from both Rwanda and Zaire are engaged in military trainings. The report contains records of the night trainings, footage with Hassan Ngeze (RTML, editor “Kangura” newspaper) and Jean Kambanda (Former Prime Minister of Rwanda), as well as interviews with several Burundian and Rwandan Hutu soldiers. Clip 9 (April 22, 1995): BBC correspondent Julian Bedford reports from Rwanda on the Kibeho camp which is home to an estimated number of 80.000 Hutus and where casualties occurred due to stampede caused by rain and gun shots.

Context

Associated Names

BBC (Copyright holder, Creator/Author, Producer)