President Paul Kagame has warned against the dangers of genocide denial and historical distortion, stressing that the facts of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi are well-documented and cannot be erased. He rejected claims that the genocide was spontaneous.

Kagame said the facts of the genocide have been established by international courts and the extensive Gacaca court process, which produced millions of records across the country. Kagame pointed to the ignored warnings from the international community that were ignored.

In 1993, a commission led by Jean Carbonare documented mass graves and confirmed plans for genocide, while UN Special Rapporteur Bacre Waly Ndiaye reported organised anti-Tutsi propaganda. On April 7, Rwanda and the international community marked the 32nd anniversary of the genocide (Kwibuka32).