"The
colonial power's tribalisation of the
Rwandan society traditional organisation in which the terms Tutsi, Hutu
and Twa referred, not to ethnicities, but to a classification of society
according to economic activity and prosperity [sowed] the seeds [of] the
genocide [during which] Rwanda recorded some 1,074,017 killings [of] men, women
and children of all ages, mainly from the Tutsi minority”
"The
Preamble to the Constitution of Cameroon of 18 January 1996 provides that 'no
person shall be harassed on grounds of his [ethnic] origin, religious,
philosophical or political opinions or beliefs."
"The
Commission strongly condemns the dissemination of ethnic supremacist messages
in the media or during public or private meetings and events, as well as
disinformation and incitement to hatred on social media".
"The
Commission reaffirms its commitment to human rights, to combating tribalism,
the theory of the superiority of an ethnic group or race and hate speech which
are at the root of genocide and killings".
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