Justice In Rwanda

Vengeance does not bring justice. There is no way to make up for millions of lives lost. After a genocide the most important question is how to achieve justice in the aftermath. Governments have struggled throughout history with how to put back together their countries after these tragedies tear them apart. Finding justice legally and putting perpetrators on trial is routinely the first step taken. Even if justice can be achieved in the court system, truth and education have a vital role in determining if justice is attainable after a genocide.
In order to come to a conclusion, it is important to examine the aftermath of past genocides. The Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994 after a plane was shot down, carrying the Rwandan President Cyprien Ntaryamira. Violence erupted with Hutu political and military extremists claiming the lives of over half a million Tutsis. Three quarters of Rwanda’s Tutsi population was killed in just three months. The genocide ended when a Tutsi rebel group, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), overthrew the Rwandan army and government. (United Human Rights, 1) The government was left to decide how to put the country back together and how to deal with bringing justice to the …show more content…
Justice is righteousness. Justice is fair treatment and applying what is just by law. Justice is moral honesty. In accordance with the Rwandan genocide, justice was primarily achieved legally, however, there was no moral honor in the inaccurate truth that was spread throughout the world. The survivors of the genocide were not reconciled, so justice was only received to a certain extent. By informing other countries about the Rwandan genocide, it can lead to future awareness and intervention of other countries to prevent genocides. The best way to bring justice to the Rwandan genocide is for the world to be educated on the atrocious events that