Jacqueline Murekatete is a human rights activist, survivor of the Rwandan Genocide and founder of the NGO Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner. Aged nine Murekatete lost the majority of her family during the genocide, she was granted asylum in 1995 in the US, where she was brought up by her uncle. Murekatete began to tell her story after David Gewirtzman, a survivor of The Holocaust, spoke of his experiences at her school.
Murekatete's NGO Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner was created under the umbrella of Miracle Corners of the World. The group dedicates its time in educating people on genocide, and to raise funds for survivors of the genocide in Rwanda.
Murekatete was honoured by New York University in 2011 with the Distinguished Young Alumna Award, and she was one of the grant recipients and award winner of the 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards. She is also a recipient of the Global Peace and Tolerance Award from the United Nations.