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Genocide Experts meet in Kigali

KIGALI - An international conference on conservation of Genocide evidence kicked off yesterday with experts calling for more advanced means in ensuring that remains are conserved for a long period of time. The two-day conference organized by the National Commission for the fight against the Genocide (CNLG) is taking place at the Kigali Serena Hotel. Participants drawn from various institutions will discuss the scientific and technical options of conserving human remains as well as finding the costs of the options of conserving the remains. Alan Mcclue a fellow of the Forensic Institute of Cranfield University, said that memorial sites in the country have different needs and that advice on their improvement will be given depending on the state of each of them.
CNLG Executive secretary Jean de Dieu Mucyo listens to his staff Deogene Bideri and Christine Tuyisenge, with Amanda Roberts a forensic expert (R) during a conference on preservation of Genocide evidence. (Photo J Mbanda)
CNLG Executive secretary Jean de Dieu Mucyo listens to his staff Deogene Bideri and Christine Tuyisenge, with Amanda Roberts a forensic expert (R) during a conference on preservation of Genocide evidence. (Photo J Mbanda)
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