Australia, a den of genocide deniers, criminals

Author: Jones Mila

• 2024-03-19 05:25:00

Three decades after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda which tragically took the lives of over a million innocent people, Australia is still sheltering genocide suspects, and genocide deniers.

The government of Australia practically ignores the seriousness of genocide crimes committed by some Rwandan genocide fugitives residing on its territory who are actively promoting genocide denial. Many of these Rwandans are descendants of well-known genocidaires indicted for their involvement in the 1994 genocide.

Australia has, for long, continued to be a hotbed of genocide deniers and criminals whitewashing genocide fugitives, especially in New South Wales where they are actively misleading public opinion through the Rwandan Association of Queensland (RAQ).

Under Australian leadership, it has become customary for a group of genocide deniers residing there to commemorate what they call a "Rwandan genocide," instead of using the appropriate international terminology; "the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi." It is shocking that a country would condone such individuals and their activities within its society.

Among these individuals is Amiel Nubaha, the son of Froduald Rukeshangabo, a well-renown genocide fugitive. Nubaha is one of those who led the Rwandan Association of Queensland, which has been commemorating what it calls ‘Rwandan genocide’. He was replaced by Theogene Ngabo, someone alleged to have committed genocide atrocities in the former Muvumba Commune, in Byumba, now Gicumbi District, in Rwanda.

Australia is also home to Noel Zihabamwe, a man who claims to be a genocide survivor but is not. Zihabamwe has been spreading rumors in the Australian media, alleging that the current Rwandan government abducted his siblings and they may have been killed.

Zihabamwe left Rwanda in 2000, to Kenya and ended up in Australia in 2006, on the account to attend university studies in Australia. Later, he alleged that he was persecuted by the government of Rwanda and stayed in Australia with a ‘humanitarian visa’.  

Noel Yandamutso Zihabamwe lied that he is the survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. His family, comprising of eight siblings and parents, were not the targets during the genocide. He needed a valid reason to stay in Australia, hence embarking in activities that trivializes genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. He also engaged in subversive activities on behalf of anti-Rwanda terrorist groups.  

Another such individual, Robert Mukombozi, a Ugandan national who serves as the coordinator and financial mobilizer for the RNC terror organization, is in Australia. Mukombozi who has, in the past, posed as a ‘crusading journalist’, was expelled from Rwanda in 2008 and declared persona non grata, due to crimes he committed when he was working for Daily Monitor and African Executive stationed in Kigali,

This is what motivates his anti-Rwanda stance.

These individuals have infiltrated all spheres of national life in Australia. While it is challenging to determine the exact number of genocide suspects and deniers living in Australia, the country potentially has the means to do so.

These genocide deniers and criminals have been motivated by the fact that local authorities and the media in Australia and New Zealand have unquestioningly accepted their falsehoods without keenly investigating their real background, and lies.

Genocide denial and its dangerous narratives are harmful to genocide survivors and the whole world which committed to Never Again to mass killings and crimes against humanity. Australian people must stand against it and not classify it as freedom of speech. Genocide denial undermines the rights of survivors and prolongs dangerous falsehoods.

Australian authorities should seriously examine the morality of sheltering criminals, genocide suspects and deniers.