GASHEMA Emmanuel

Human Rights Protection

[Albert Rudatsimburwa 🇷🇼 @albcontact]

War crimes … a strike on Mushaki market.. a strike on UNICEF residence

… who’s the author of those war crimes?

Partiality is being accomplice in the crimes @MarioNawfal

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

The only legacy the people of the DRC will remember from the man who went from selling pizza to becoming president is a trail of death, destruction, and suffering.

This woman lies helpless in Kibabi Hospital after being shot in the shoulder by men armed, funded, and deployed to terrorize civilians. Her story is not unique. It is one of countless tragedies happening every day while the world looks away.

We will continue to document every victim, every wounded civilian, every grieving family, and every destroyed home until action is taken. We will continue until organizations that claim to defend human rights stop relying on narratives written in Kinshasa and start listening to the real victims lying in hospital beds, buried in mass graves, or fleeing bombardments with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

The greatest tragedy is not only the violence itself. It is the silence that surrounds it.

Under the watch of the international community, civilians are bombed, villages are attacked. Yet far too many foreign actors seem more interested in the minerals beneath the soil than the human beings living on it. That is what appears in their reports no single day the international community hold Kinshasa accountable.

To those who continue to support, or ignore kinshasa crimes, hear this: the people being killed are not mining, they do not own factories that process minerals, they are not political actors. They are farmers who want to cultivate their fields in peace. They are herders who want to raise their cattle in peace. They are mothers, fathers, and children who simply want to live.

History will ask a difficult question: how did the world end up siding with the very man responsible for the suffering of his own people?

And when that question is asked, silence will not be an acceptable answer.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

For the last two days, I have struggled to write about what I witnessed in Kinigi. I struggled to find words powerful enough to describe the suffering, the destruction, and the cruelty inflicted upon innocent people. What I saw forced me to ask a question: is Félix Tshisekedi acting as a statesman, or as a man willing to sacrifice entire communities to maintain power?

On June 3, the Governor of North Kivu, Bahati Musanga Erasto, and his delegation visited Kinigi, just like Kasenyi, Cyugi, Runigi, Ruki, Katoyi, and other localities that were devastated by attacks carried out by FARDC and its allies, using every killing machine to hurt these communities. Hospitals, schools, and churches were bombed, by drones and heavy artillery shells. Civilians were shot. Others were hacked with machetes. Homes were burned. Entire communities were left traumatized.

One fact must be clearly understood by the international community: these are overwhelmingly Hutu communities. Yet many of those used to attack them are Wazalendo militias and FDLR elements who are mainly hutu, operating alongside FARDC and Burundian forces.

This reality destroys the simplistic tribal narrative often used to explain the conflict.

What happened in Kinigi demonstrates that the problem is not ethnicity. The problem is a system of governance built on division, manipulation, and violence. When people are abandoned by their leaders, when poverty and insecurity become permanent, survival instincts take over. Communities are turned against one another. Neighbors become enemies. Brothers are manipulated into killing brothers.

The ideology of hatred does not stop at one ethnic group. It consumes everyone in its path.

The people of Kinigi suffered at the hands of men who share, tribe, language, their villages, and in many cases even their family ties. Uncles were turned against nephews. Neighbors against neighbors. All manipulated, armed, financed, and encouraged by Tshisekedi sitting more than 2,000 kilometers away from the battlefield, controlling, and financing it remotely with the help of international community.

The material destruction is immense. The psychological scars are permanent.

Yet despite everything, the people of Kinigi stood firm. They resisted. They refused to abandon their homes and their livelihoods to looters and killers. Every morning they approached ARC soldiers asking how they could help defend their community. They chose courage over fear.

Their resilience was met with action. Following the visit, our leadership provided roofing sheets to families whose homes had been destroyed. Those who had lost their livestock to looting were also assisted. Governor Bahati Musanga Erasto personally distributed goats to affected families, helping them rebuild not only their homes but also their means of survival. This is what responsible leadership looks like: standing with the population in their darkest hour, not abandoning them.

Their story deserves to be told across the entire DRC and beyond, and should be the model for DRC to be free. Kinigi is proof that ordinary Congolese people are not naturally divided by tribe. They are victims of a political system that profits from division. And Kinigi is proof that communities can reject that manipulation and stand together in defense of their dignity.

I will conclude with the story of a young girl currently receiving treatment at Kibabi Hospital. She told us what happened to her during these attacks. Her testimony is so horrifying that it surpasses anything one would expect to see in a horror film.

I recorded her account.

The world needs to hear it.

Wait for it.

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@oswaki @reg_rwanda Ntekereza izo ari inshingano zabo

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@US_SrAdvisorAF If US is deeply concerned by human rights attrocities committed against civilians, why always turn a deaf ear on extrajudicial killings happening in the eyes of DRC government?

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@hrw @UNHumanRights @PresidencyDRC those who claim that DRC is not a failed state should at least condemn extrajudicial killings of civilians being reported in many parts of this country.

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@MTNRwanda I don't know whether it is a general concern but since the start of this week, it's hard for me to make whatsApp calls

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@MTNRwanda since the start of this week, the speed of your 4 G Internet is very slow. Its very hard to make calls on whatsApp. If possible, kindly improve the quality of your service delivery. Thanks

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@tshibalad32 @xtr_africa FDLR is a terrorist group of genocidaire living in the DRC forests. They killed over 1 million people during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

#DRC #Urgent #Updates
This morning, the violence continued. At approximately 07:35 a.m., a CH-4 enemy drone reportedly shelled the populated area of Rumangabo, including residential zones and the Rangers camp, causing damage to civilians and their property. Parts of the residential area were left on fire, further deepening fear and insecurity among the local population.

What is most troubling is not only the attacks themselves, but also the continued silence from those who claim to stand as mediators and guarantors of peace. Such silence risks placing them on the wrong side of history. Selective outrage only reinforces the perception that some civilian lives are treated as more valuable than others.

If similar events were attributed to AFC/M23, international condemnation would likely be immediate and overwhelming. Yet when civilians in Rubaya and Rumangabo are targeted, the response from many international actors remains muted. These double standards are becoming impossible for the population to ignore.

The people of this region remember the consequences of indifference. They know what happens when violence against vulnerable communities is minimized, ignored, or politically rationalized. No people should ever again be abandoned to fear, displacement, or extermination while the world watches in silence.

There is only one sustainable path forward: a serious political solution that guarantees security, dignity, and the safe return of refugees to their homeland. Military terror against civilians will never resolve this conflict. Refugees have an undeniable right to return home, and peace cannot be built through intimidation or collective punishment.

The international community must choose whether it truly stands for peace and justice, or whether strategic interests and access to resources will continue to outweigh the lives of innocent people. Minerals can be obtained through fair partnership and cooperation; they should never come at the cost of civilian suffering and bloodshed.

The people of eastern Congo deserve protection, justice, and equal consideration under international law, not silence when they become victims.

[Rwanda in Russia 🇷🇼 🇷🇺 @RwandainRussia]

🇷🇺🇷🇼 Russia and Rwanda signed a memorandum of cooperation in healthcare.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Rwandan Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana held a meeting on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly.

📋 During the event, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding between the Russian Ministry of Health and the Rwandan Ministry of Health.

The countries intend to cooperate in the following areas:

▫️ Strengthening healthcare systems;
▫️ Professional development of healthcare workers;
▫️ Prevention, medical rehabilitation, diagnosis, and treatment of non-communicable and infectious diseases;
▫️ State regulation of the circulation of medicines and medical devices;
▫️ Medical research;
▫️ Maternal and child health, including measures to reduce child and infant mortality;
▫️ Nuclear medicine and others.

Source: https://t.co/ieJtvRi3f6

[Kayinamura Joseph @KayinamuraJose8]

The people of eastern DRC deserve more than silence, temporary attention, or empty promises. They deserve peace, protection, justice, and the chance to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. The international community must act with urgency and consistency, because every delayed response means more suffering for innocent civilians. Congo cannot remain a forgotten crisis. The time for meaningful action is now.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

This afternoon at the Kigali Convention Centre, President Kagame held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan @SuluhuSamia, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who is in Kigali attending the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa #NEISA2026.

On the sidelines of the Summit, the two Heads of State witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the energy sector between the Republic of Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania, further committing to advancing shared energy development goals.

[IGIHE @IGIHE]

🚨𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐑𝐔 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐙𝐖𝐄𝐇𝐎🚨

U Rwanda rwasinyanye amasezerano y’ubufatanye na Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika y’ibijyanye n’ikoreshwa ry’ingufu za nucléaire.

Ni amasezerano ku ruhande rw’u Rwanda yasinywe n’Umunyamabanga wa Leta muri Minisiteri y’Ububanyi n’Amahanga, Dr. Usta Kaitesi hamwe Renee Sonderman, Umunyamabanga w’Agateganyo wungirije mu Biro bishinzwe kugenzura intwaro, ingaruka zazo n’imikoreshereze yazo mu Biro bishinzwe Ububanyi n’Amahanga bya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika.

Aya masezerano y’ubufatanye arimo ingingo zishingiye ku gutanga ubumenyi ku banyeshuri b’Abanyarwanda bajya kwiga muri Amerika mu bijyanye n’ingufu za nucléaire, gutera inkunga ibikorwa bijyanye n’imishinga ya nucléaire n’izindi ngingo.

[Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) @rbarwanda]

🚨 AMAKURU MASHYA 🚨

Arsenal FC yegukanye Igikombe cya Shampiyona y’u Bwongereza ya 2025/26, kiba icya 14 itwaye.

Mu gihe Premier League isigaje umukino umwe ngo isozwe, Arsenal FC ifite amanota 82 mu gihe Manchester City yagumye ku manota 78 nyuma yo kunganya na Bournemouth igitego 1-1. #RBASports

[Dr. Dash @dr_dash250]

Breaking News 🪭

A Sukhoi-25 aircraft belonging to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which had departed from Kalemie at 13:55, was shot down by AFC/M23 forces at an altitude of 400 meters.

It then crashed into Lake Tanganyika at 14:25.

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@dr_dash250 Good news. It had a mission to kill banyamulenge people

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@airtelrw ndasaba ko mwanfasha kuko umuclient wanyu ufite numero: 0738674079 yambujije amahoro ambwira ko ari umukozi wa wa WASAC kandi atariwe. Mujye mudufasha abantu nkaba bakoresha umurongo wanyu wa airtel kwiba mujye muwubambura. Murakoze

[Sugira Mireille🇨🇩 @SugiraMireille]

Sorry guys 😒

[GASHEMA Emmanuel @GASHEMAE]

@Patriote257 Apparently, you don't know the country you are joking with. Rwanda? If you dare to make that mistake, your country will suffer forever