International
Australia, a den of genocide deniers, criminals
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.