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Rwanda ex-leaders granted life immunity

afrol News - Rwanda's lawmakers voted in favour of a constitutional amendment that guarantees former Presidents immunity from prosecution for life. Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama hailed the amendment, saying it would alleviate constitutional ambiguity.

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Rwanda starts male circumcision program in the army

afrol News / PlusNews - Rwandan soldiers will benefit from a government policy of using male circumcision as a way to respond to HIV/AIDS, health officials said.

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The Cross and the Genocide

afrol News - The 1994 Rwandan genocide, killing an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, is made even more incomprehensible by the documented participation of many representatives of Rwandan church societies. How could God fearing nuns, and even a bishop, take part in the most cruel crimes against humanity committed on African soil? Even worse, several church societies allegedly were co-responsible for the growing hatred that led to the genocide. It remains an enormous contradiction to the Christian Message of Love.

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