Rwanda Genocide Persuasive Essay

The Rwandan Genocide was a mass murder of all the Tutsi people in Rwanda. It began April 6th 1994 when the president, Juvenal Habyarimana, died when his plane was shot down by a Tutsi rebel group. The genocide took out nearly 1 million Tutsi people, which is about 3/4 of the Tutsi population. Before Rwanda gained independence they were ruled by the Belgians. The Belgians believes that Tutsis were superior to Hutus which is why when they were in charge, the Tutsis were put in power. When Rwanda gained independence the Hutus were put in charge. This resulted in the anger and led to the genocide. In the Rwandan Genocide the rights of no discrimination, no torture, and the right to adequate living standards is being violated.

First, the Rwandan Genocide violates the right to no discrimination (article 2). This article says that no human being should be discriminated against because of race, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions. This is violated in the Rwandan genocide because the Tutsis are being discriminated against just because they are Tutsi. The Hutus believed they were better than the Tutsis just because of the label. The Tutsis should not …show more content…
This article states that no one should be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman treatment or punishment. During the genocide the Hutus put the Tutsis through many forms of torture and cruel punishment. One example of this is what they would do to the women. The Hutu men would rape and mutilate the Tutsi women's bodies. In some cases they would even cut off their breasts. Another form of torture they would do is make people kill their own family member. The Hutu wanted the Tutsi people to suffer and feel pain as revenge for being in power. This right should not be violated because no person deserves to go through something that damaging for any reason. It shouldn't matter if they are Hutu or Tutsi they are all