She appointed an international advisory council in March 2016, which allowed the work of the commission to begin.
The first mass grave was excavated in June 2017; a further 2,500 were estimated to exist in the country.
Niragira promised to implement a system of compensation for the victims and their families.
[7] A report presented to parliament in early 2020 revealed that over 4,000 mass graves had been discovered, and 142,505 victims identified.
[4][1] Public opinion was divided upon its creation,[2] and the Commission has since been criticised for not being impartial, but Ndayicariye says that criticisms are politically motivated.