Twenty years after the massacres in Kaniola, South Kivu, silence must not become another grave for the victims, nor forgetting a reward for impunity.
The dead have a right to remembrance, survivors to recognition, victims to justice and families to truth.
Under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, serious violations committed against civilian populations call for credible investigations, the establishment of responsibility, the prosecution of alleged perpetrators and, where the facts are established, sanctions in accordance with the law.
The passage of time must never serve as a pretext for erasing crimes or abandoning victims.
The commemoration of Kaniola is therefore more than a ritual of remembrance. It is an act of resistance against forgetting, a demand for truth, a call for justice and a collective commitment to preventing the recurrence of atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
No lasting peace can be built on the denial of suffering, the trivialisation of massacres or impunity for those responsible.
Remembrance must lead to truth, truth to justice, justice to reparation and reparation to a peace founded on human dignity.
In solidarity with the victims of Kaniola, survivors and their families, let us support this ceremony organised by GENOCOST.
Commemoration ceremony
- 📅 Saturday, 10 October 2026
- 🕘 From 9 a.m. to noon
- 📍 GENOCOST Memorial, Lingwala, Kinshasa
- 🎗️ Free admission
Kaniola must not be forgotten!
Remembering the victims means restoring their place in our national history. Calling for justice means defending the rule of law. Demanding reparation means recognising the dignity of survivors. Preventing recurrence means accepting our responsibility towards future generations.
REMEMBRANCE WITHOUT JUSTICE REMAINS A WOUND. JUSTICE WITHOUT REMEMBRANCE RISKS LOSING ITS HUMANITY. AND PEACE WITHOUT TRUTH CANNOT LAST.
🕯️ Kaniola: remember, recognise, deliver justice and never repeat.
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