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    not closely as severe as the genocide. A couple of days later into the civil war, the genocide had started. Another case of some incorrect information in the film, is that soldiers believed that the Belgians are who assassinated the late President of Rwanda; Juvénal Habyarimana. This is an extremely wrong fact that is included in the movie, because it is known in the history of Rwanda that the Hutus assassinated Habyarimana, in the year 1994. The reason of his assassination is because he was a Hutu who wanted to sign a peace treaty with the RPF (Tutsi army), to end the civil war between the two treaties. The Hutus were extremely against the peace treaty, and had called him a traitor for wanting peace with the Tutsis. The Interahamwe (Hutu army) planned a secret mission of killing the President, by shooting down his plane when he was on his way to sign the treaty (Lecture, Scott Miller). Lastly, another minor detail that is included in the movie is that it is not mentioned that the Prime Minister; Madame Agathe died in 1994, she was alive throughout the whole film. Therefore, some incorrect facts are in the movie. Most of the film “Shake Hands with the Devil” does have correct, accurate information. Although some parts were high exaggerated or overlooked, the director of the film did not leave out essential facts that made up the history of the Rwandan genocide. The movie has some effective, meaningful quotes that resemble the accuracy of the film.…

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    Genocide Research Memo

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    The topic that I chose to write about for my research memo project is going to be about genocide. Genocide is something that unfortunately exists in this world we live in, and I want to get a better understanding of what it is. It is something that is extremely problematic in the world. With that said, I am doing this topic because I want to understand why genocide happens and how someone could participate in such an event. I also want to learn and discover how states use intervention to end…

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    Prison conditions are worsening all across the world, especially within African countries, such as Rwanda. Rwandan prisons have an unhealthy environment — lack of space, mistreatment, and neglect — for the inmates that are locked up. The effects of the destructive conditions that inmates experience range in severity, from infected feet to death. In addition, these problems are not recent occurrences; these complications have been around for over 20 years. By looking at this issue from an ethical…

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    Hotel Rwanda Analysis

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    Hotel Rwanda is a film based off actual events that occurred during the spring of 1994 in Rwanda. During that time, tensions were high between two groups, the Hutu and Tutsis. Out of hatred, resentment, and jealousy, the Hutu soldiers, called the Interahamwe, performed mass killings throughout the area. Their killings was geared toward the Tutsi civilians of Rwanda. During all this, Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of the Sabena and owner of a luxury hotel, Hôtel des Mille Collines, protected and…

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    and the killings were carried out by the government supported militias like the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi. Even though innocent civilians were being slaughtered because of their ethnicity, the United Nations choose not to intervene due to disastrous results of the operation in Somalia. A quick search online would tell one similar facts I have written previously, however; a majority of sites do not have personal experiences from people who survived the genocide. With the use of a…

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    In April of 1994, Rwandan President Habyarimana was assassinated. In the days following his death, chaos and violence erupted throughout Rwanda. As a result of the Hutu rebel group (the Interahamwe) indiscriminately killing members of the Tutsi ethnic group, thousands of Tutsi civilians fled their homes in Gikongoro, a prefecture in southern Rwanda. Many of the Tutsi sought refuge at places such as Kibeho Parish, Cyanika Parish, Kaduha Parish, Murambi technical school, and Ruhashya commune.…

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    Essay On Ghost Of Rwanda

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    In the documentary “Ghost of Rwanda” we got to see true event of what had occurred to approximately 1,000,000 people of Rwanda. The film interviewed several people that stayed or were in Rwanda during the genocide, like Phillip Gaillard who was head of the international committee for the Red Cross and how he helped save hundreds of lives in the process. Other interviews told the stories of people like General Romeo Dallaire who was task to preserve the peace between the Rwandan Patriotic Front…

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    footage of the Belgian classification is only in Sometimes in April. The next stage of genocide, symbolization, is very well portrayed by both movies in very similar ways. In both movies, the Interahamwe and the Hutus wear different clothes than the Tutsi. On top of that, there are I.D. cards in both movies which is another form of symbolization. Going even further, even the giving of the arbitrary names “Hutu” and “Tutsi” is a form of symbolization. This is a very prominent stage in both…

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    Rwandan President. Even though they were moderate Hutu, the president and foreign minister were the first to be killed. The Hutu extremist then took control of the government. The extremist group believed that the only way to keep in power was to wipe out the Tutsis completely. The killing of Habyarimana was the final event that sent Rwanda into one hundred days of genocide. Military officials, businessmen, and politicians were among the first ones who carried out killings. It did not take long…

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    The Tribal Rwanda Genocide

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    Looting, burning, torture, and sexual violence were also rampant. For 100 days, nobody was safe. Not only were Tutsis victims, but also all Hutu political opposition and those Hutu who showed reluctance to partake in the violence. The horrors were unimaginable. A male survivor of the genocide recalls, “The administration forced Hutu men to kill their Tutsi wives before they go to kill anyone else-- to prove they were true Interahamwe” (Mamdani, 4). The violence was between neighbors and…

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