Ethnic Paper on the Rwanda Genocide Homicide, whether was over power, hate, fear, revenge, or even confusion, murdering another fellow being has followed back in all of human history. The biggest tragedies in human history is when homicide becomes out of control and becomes a full out blown genocide. A genocide occurs when a there is an full out killing of a mass amount of people in a specific ethnic group. After the genocide of Jews in World War 2, mankind has pledge to never let that happen again. The common phrase "history repeats itself" is only true if people let it be true. 50 years later, an awful genocide over an ethnic group, occurred in Rwanda of 1994. A group called the Hutu, charged a full out war on the another ethnic group,
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After the revolution of 1959, the Tutsis became, over all, the wealthier ethnic group in comparison to the Hutu ethnic group. However, Newbury describes "in 1994, all Tutsi were labeled as agents of an "evil" Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)."(Newbury). Even though the Hutus were blamed for the genocide of 1994, not all Hutus were part of the genocide of course. For example, the movie "Hotel Rwanda," directed by Terry George, the main character, Paul Rusesabagina, was played as a Hutu (George). However, he was married to Tatiana Rusesabaqinga, who was a Tutsi. He promptly against the genocide and he did all he could to protect his family and hundreds of others at a hotel (George). Newbury points out "During and after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, hundreds of thousands of people (mostly Hutu) fled to neighboring countries - primarily Tanzania and Zaire …show more content…
After the genocide, mostly Hutus fled left Rwanda and stayed in refugee camps. Newbury describes "after the genocide, the refugee camps in Zaire came to be a particularly irritating problem. Fearing reprisals, most of the refugees refused to return home; meanwhile these camps were being used as bases for guerrilla attacks from Zaire against western Rwanda," (Newbury). At the time, there was poor developed justice system. For example, Newbury also points out "... the majority of refugees in the camps were women and children who were neither major perpetrators of the genocide nor a military threat. In the Goma area, for example, 80 percent of the people in the camps were women and children, (Newbury). Newbury notes, "Hutu were collectively held responsible for the genocide and tracked down, even on foreign soil. In March 1997, more than 100,000 of these refugees found themselves blocked at Ubundu, on the banks of the Congo River." (Newbury). Today, however there isn 't much of a distinction between the Tutsis and Hutus. Newbury notes that "today Rwanda, however, local populations had not been fully incorporated into the Rwandan state, and the distinctions of Hutu and Tutsi were not significant. (Newbury). However, things vary depending where in Rwanda. Newbury claims "even within the Rwandan kingdom, relationships between Tutsi and Hutu varied. In some areas, significant numbers of Tutsi
After the revolution of 1959, the Tutsis became, over all, the wealthier ethnic group in comparison to the Hutu ethnic group. However, Newbury describes "in 1994, all Tutsi were labeled as agents of an "evil" Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)."(Newbury). Even though the Hutus were blamed for the genocide of 1994, not all Hutus were part of the genocide of course. For example, the movie "Hotel Rwanda," directed by Terry George, the main character, Paul Rusesabagina, was played as a Hutu (George). However, he was married to Tatiana Rusesabaqinga, who was a Tutsi. He promptly against the genocide and he did all he could to protect his family and hundreds of others at a hotel (George). Newbury points out "During and after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, hundreds of thousands of people (mostly Hutu) fled to neighboring countries - primarily Tanzania and Zaire …show more content…
After the genocide, mostly Hutus fled left Rwanda and stayed in refugee camps. Newbury describes "after the genocide, the refugee camps in Zaire came to be a particularly irritating problem. Fearing reprisals, most of the refugees refused to return home; meanwhile these camps were being used as bases for guerrilla attacks from Zaire against western Rwanda," (Newbury). At the time, there was poor developed justice system. For example, Newbury also points out "... the majority of refugees in the camps were women and children who were neither major perpetrators of the genocide nor a military threat. In the Goma area, for example, 80 percent of the people in the camps were women and children, (Newbury). Newbury notes, "Hutu were collectively held responsible for the genocide and tracked down, even on foreign soil. In March 1997, more than 100,000 of these refugees found themselves blocked at Ubundu, on the banks of the Congo River." (Newbury). Today, however there isn 't much of a distinction between the Tutsis and Hutus. Newbury notes that "today Rwanda, however, local populations had not been fully incorporated into the Rwandan state, and the distinctions of Hutu and Tutsi were not significant. (Newbury). However, things vary depending where in Rwanda. Newbury claims "even within the Rwandan kingdom, relationships between Tutsi and Hutu varied. In some areas, significant numbers of Tutsi