John Locke Manifesto In Rwanda

Every human has civil rights, political rights, and social rights. These human rights were establish by nature and clarified by the philosopher John Locke. He wrote up a social contract that established the authority of state over the individual that make up the state. Mr. Locke claims that individuals have consented, to submit some freedoms and surrender to the government or the law of the land. These concessions are made in good faith that the state or nation can protect civil, political, and social rights. These civil rights are usually considered personal liberties like religion, freedom of speech, and the right to equal treatment. The government must also guarantee its citizens the right to participate in the political process and finally the government must protect social rights and provide safety from violence and other physical forms of danger. Locke believed that natural rights cannot be neglected and that democracy was the best way of ensuring the general welfare while maintain individual freedom under …show more content…
In 1957, Hutu scholars wrote the “Bahutu Manifesto”. Detailed in the document was the foundation for a Hutu majority Rwanda; the manifesto claimed that Rwanda should be Hutu controlled based on statistical law. Also in the document Tutsi and Hutu are labeled as separate races that can only co-exist in a Hutu government. The manifesto called for a double liberation of the Hutu people: from the European colonials, and also from the Tutsi “Cockroaches”. This document would be enough to send Rwanda back into a state of nature. In 1959 Hutu Chief Dominique Mbonyumutwa was attacked in the capital city of Kigali by Tutsi extremist. The Chief survived however Rwanda Hutu’s were planning to execute Thomas Hobbes theory of “State of Nature”. Hutu extremist flooded the streets killing innocent Tutsi citizens, this began the Rwandan