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April 18th, 1994, Last breath to my family“Run and pray, Run and pray,” my mother said, and that was the last time I heard her soft voice. Josiane Umulinga, born and raised in Rwanda, bore witness to the tragic events of the genocide against the Tutsi. Discrimination became an unwelcome companion in her life at the tender age of nine. The somber narrative intensified as her mother and many Tutsi endured six months of unjust imprisonment, falsely accused of being RPF inkotanyi allies, only to face extermination during the genocide against Tutsis. Gas chambers, employed as a method of mass murder by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, claimed the lives of millions of Jewish people and other marginalized groups. Victims were compelled into crowded chambers and then subjected to toxic gas. This chilling historical reference draws parallels to the harrowing experiences endured by her family, they were held captive, surrounded by gas, debris, guns, and grenades, a haunting symbol of the atrocities committed by those in power. It serves as a poignant reminder that genocides, irrespective of circumstances or location, unleash immense suffering and destruction.” Never again to Genocide”