Genocide is believed to be an exceptional and rare phenomena; yet, this is not the case. Gregory Stanton (2013) estimated that since the foundation of genocide watch started there has been around 70 million deaths across 45 genocides (Stokes and Gabriel, 2010). One of the most well-known being the Rwandan genocide.
The nature of the Hutu and Tutsi’s historical pastoral or agricultural roles, suggest that the Tutsis were more commonly found to be landowners. Whereas, Hutus worked on the land, normally crop growers. From this division of Labour perpetuated a large population imbalance where by Hutus outnumbered Tutsis. This divide which grew between the Hutu and the Tutsi, became even larger, when European colonists entered Rwanda. During the …show more content…
Genocide has developed as a term used in international relations. The word itself was not used before 1944. In light, of the accumulative pervasiveness of genocide in the twentieth century, Stanton (1996) suggested the theory that genocide is a non-linear process which can be predictable in nature, but is not inexorable, and involves eights stages, this was later increased to ten stages (Stanton, 2013). Research conducted by Moses (2006) criticised the model by stating it was poor and unreliable. Yet, both Stanton’s models offer an organised and structured method of defining and exampling each stage of genocide. On the other hand, the model also outlines prevention techniques which should be put into place at each stage in order to prevent …show more content…
For example, the Jewish people during the holocaust were forced to wear a yellow star depicting that they were Jewish (Haeberle, 1981). Additionally, a “J-stamp” was added to Jewish passports (Ciardelli and Wasserman, 2011). Resulting in easy classification of the Jewish people, making it easier for the Nazis to find and kill; identifying where parallels can be drawn to the Hutu ethnicity cards on the Tutsi. Fussell (2001) stated that governments have aimed to remove the classification factors from ID cards in Georgia, Lebanon, Russia and Rwanda. Fussell (2001) also stated that these countries are less likely to develop genocide, and other countries should embrace this approach and abolish classification and symbolisation to lessen the chances of developing genocide. In Rwanda, action to remove classification from the ID cards was not taken until 1997 by the new post-Genocide regime which was stablished in July 1994 (Fussell,
The nature of the Hutu and Tutsi’s historical pastoral or agricultural roles, suggest that the Tutsis were more commonly found to be landowners. Whereas, Hutus worked on the land, normally crop growers. From this division of Labour perpetuated a large population imbalance where by Hutus outnumbered Tutsis. This divide which grew between the Hutu and the Tutsi, became even larger, when European colonists entered Rwanda. During the …show more content…
Genocide has developed as a term used in international relations. The word itself was not used before 1944. In light, of the accumulative pervasiveness of genocide in the twentieth century, Stanton (1996) suggested the theory that genocide is a non-linear process which can be predictable in nature, but is not inexorable, and involves eights stages, this was later increased to ten stages (Stanton, 2013). Research conducted by Moses (2006) criticised the model by stating it was poor and unreliable. Yet, both Stanton’s models offer an organised and structured method of defining and exampling each stage of genocide. On the other hand, the model also outlines prevention techniques which should be put into place at each stage in order to prevent …show more content…
For example, the Jewish people during the holocaust were forced to wear a yellow star depicting that they were Jewish (Haeberle, 1981). Additionally, a “J-stamp” was added to Jewish passports (Ciardelli and Wasserman, 2011). Resulting in easy classification of the Jewish people, making it easier for the Nazis to find and kill; identifying where parallels can be drawn to the Hutu ethnicity cards on the Tutsi. Fussell (2001) stated that governments have aimed to remove the classification factors from ID cards in Georgia, Lebanon, Russia and Rwanda. Fussell (2001) also stated that these countries are less likely to develop genocide, and other countries should embrace this approach and abolish classification and symbolisation to lessen the chances of developing genocide. In Rwanda, action to remove classification from the ID cards was not taken until 1997 by the new post-Genocide regime which was stablished in July 1994 (Fussell,