It’s 1994, in the country of Rwanda; the Hutu’s and Tutsi’s, two ethnic groups are allies, but not for long. Mass killings abruptly begin, as the President of Rwanda is shot down from his plane. The Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s begin rallying against one another, eliminating each other aggressively (Pells). Hardship clouds over Rwandan citizens, causing every corner they turn to be unsafe. 800,000 people are slaughtered over three months, leaving each Rwandan citizen afraid of their own people and their own country. Seeking help in Rwanda was scarce, due to the lack of intervention from the international community and the United States. Indeed, the Rwandan Genocide was an act of ruthless elimination of innocent individuals; furthermore, this genocide
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Due to this, the United States began to take out any foreign individuals who were working in Rwanda. However, the United States left the Rwandans behind to suffer because the focus was only to remove those individuals who were working for the US. Furthermore, the UN decided to adopt an act, known as Resolution 912. Many countries, such as Brazil, Nigeria, New Zealand, and Rwanda, supported this document (Stein). Resolution 912 reduced the number of men in membership; however, the UN was stuck in a civil war with only 270 men (Stein). This proved that the UN had failed Rwandan citizens (Stein). Additionally, the Security Council looked at the situation in Rwanda again and decided to increase the UN force to 5,500 (Stein). The Security Council created UNAMIR II under resolution 912, which was supposed to provide humanitarian relief for the citizens of Rwanda (Stein). However, the UN was too slow to act on this, proving the point that the United Nations did not care enough to save the lives of those at risk in Rwanda (Stein). It seems evident that the Rwandan Genocide was an act of ruthless murder that could have been prevented, but was not, due to the lack of willingness to intervene from both the United Nations and the United
Due to this, the United States began to take out any foreign individuals who were working in Rwanda. However, the United States left the Rwandans behind to suffer because the focus was only to remove those individuals who were working for the US. Furthermore, the UN decided to adopt an act, known as Resolution 912. Many countries, such as Brazil, Nigeria, New Zealand, and Rwanda, supported this document (Stein). Resolution 912 reduced the number of men in membership; however, the UN was stuck in a civil war with only 270 men (Stein). This proved that the UN had failed Rwandan citizens (Stein). Additionally, the Security Council looked at the situation in Rwanda again and decided to increase the UN force to 5,500 (Stein). The Security Council created UNAMIR II under resolution 912, which was supposed to provide humanitarian relief for the citizens of Rwanda (Stein). However, the UN was too slow to act on this, proving the point that the United Nations did not care enough to save the lives of those at risk in Rwanda (Stein). It seems evident that the Rwandan Genocide was an act of ruthless murder that could have been prevented, but was not, due to the lack of willingness to intervene from both the United Nations and the United