The Anti Genocide Parliamentary Forum was established on 8th May 2015 with a mandate to initiate and Coordinate the efforts of institutional Cooperation at National and International level aiming at toughening up with acts of denial, revisionisms and trivialization of 1994 genocide against Tutsi, acts that had been identified in Rwanda, in the region and at international level.
The Forum also has a vision of “a Global Society free from genocide, genocide ideology, mass atrocities and especially denial and revisionism of 1994 genocide against Tutsi”
The Mission of the Forum is “raising awareness, advocating and lobbying for prevention of 1994 genocide denial, negationism and trivialisation and networking for a common fight against genocide ideology, mass killings and atrocities worldwide”.
The forum has also thought of Core Values that would guide and help to achieve its intended missionthese cores are: Commitment of members and partners, Global partnership, Humanity, Openness in mind, and Empathy.
AGPF structure
The Anti Genocide Parliamentary Forum Rwanda has got an Administrative Organs which facilitate the day to day functioning of the Forum. These Organs are as follows:
1. General Assembly,
2. Executive Committee;
3. Bureau of the Forum;
4. Committees;
5. Audit Committee
General Assembly;
The General Assembly is composed of all members of both lower and upper Chambers and it is regarded as the highest organ of the Forum. The meeting of the General Assembly is chaired by the Chairperson of the Forum and assisted by the Deputy Chairperson and the Secretary General.
Executive Committee;
The Executive Committee is composed of the following organs: Bureau of the Forum, Bureaus of the Committees, and in total they are composed of nine members.
Bureau of the Forum.
The Bureau of the Forum is composed of the Chairperson of the Forum, Visi Chairperson and the General Secretary.
Committees:
Those Committees are the following:
- Committee on Collection and Analysis of Information on Acts likely to degenerate into Genocide, and on Revisionism and Denial of the Genocide against the Tutsi;
- Committee on Education of the Public about Acts Constituting the Crime of Genocide, revisionism and denial of the Genocide against the Tutsi; and
-Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Partnership.
However, each Committee has got a leadership made up of a Chairperson and Visi Chairperson
Audit Committee:
Audit Committee is made up of three (3) Auditors elected for a two and half (2,5) years renewable. The Audit Committee is answerable to the General Assembly. It presents a report of activities once every six (6) months and any other time if deemed necessary.