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Monique Mujawamariya
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“Please, don’t forget the Rwandans who are left behind.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Human rights activist Monique Mujawamariya, arriving in Montreal after a harrowing escape from Rwanda, brought an urgent message Montreal Gazette (April 19, 1994)
“When the events in Rwanda in April 1994 plunged toward genocide, I was really discouraged and despairing, because I found that universal rights were a real issue.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(fr) Quand les événements au Rwanda en avril 1994 se sont précipités vers le génocide, j’étais vraiment découragée, désespérée, parce que je trouvais que l’universalité des droits c’était une topique réelle.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Concerning Rwanda, I realized that someone who comes from a poor country has no rights, from the point of view of humanity, of society, of the international community, because all the interventions, all hopes of aid were based on [national] interests, not on human compassion.”
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“(fr) Concernant Rwanda, je me suis rendu compte que quand on vient d’un pays pauvre, on n’a aucun droit au point de vue de l’humanité, de la société, de la communauté internationale, parce que toutes les interventions, tous les espoirs d’être aidé sont guidés par des intérêts, mais pas par l’humanité.”
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“As human beings, we [Rwandans] are not worth much, because we have under our soil no great wealth that the great powers covet, so we do not have commercial value.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(fr) En tant qu’humains, nous ne valons pas grand-chose, car nous n’avons pas de grandes richesses au sous-sol que les grandes puissances convoitent, qu’on n’a pas réellement une valeur marchande.”
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“Human compassion has been replaced by commercial value, and Rwanda was abandoned because the country had no commercial value.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(fr) L’humanité a été remplacée par une valeur marchande et Rwanda a été abandonné parce qu’il n’avait pas de valeur marchande.”
Monique Mujawamariya (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source