Paul Kagame

Think about the population of Washington D.C, around 650,000 people. That is approximately how many refugees has helped since 2006. In 2015 alone the United States has helped around 70,000. Genocide or mass killings are a big reason for refugees. On April 6th, 1994, the Hutu ethnic group began mass killing Tutsis. In just 100 days around 800,000 lay dead. That is about seven people dying a minute. After that ended, there were approximately 550,000 Tutsi refugees. What is mass genocide? Genocide…

Origins of Genocide 1. Genocide is exceedingly pervasive in human history. Genocide is present in the book of Genesis of the bible. (Jones 4) It is also present in Greek culture as “...of historical events such as the Assyrian Empire’s root-and-branch depredations …. and the destruction of Melos by Athens during Peloponnesian War...” (Jones 5) Genocides also take place in Crusades in medieval era. The practical obstacles to understanding this aspect of our past are that historical records are…

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…

This view held by Senator Rutaremara and seemingly President Kagame is that Rwanda alongside with most of the continent are looked down upon based on a skew racist view of Africa. An example of this racial belief against Rwanda was during the aftermath of General Karake’s arrest. President Kagame called his arrest, “They must have mistaken him for an illegal immigrant. The way they treat illegal immigrants is the way they treat…

Political violence is defined as the use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals. Usually, political violence occurred between states. In some circumstance, states use political violence to achieve political goals. Many times political violence occurs because civilians who are rebelling against their government or because a politician is trying to achieve their political goals by coercing the people and government officials. This creates a problem because it creates a…

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.…

The primary causes of the Darfur Genocide were the increased conflicts between Arab tribes and the Darfuris. “In 1989, General Omar Bashir took control of Sudan by military coup, which then allowed The National Islamic Front government to inflame regional tensions”(Genocide in Darfur). Leaders fought for control of the area, which caused many conflicts. The National Islamic Front government intensified the situation, which caused increased conflicts in the future. In 2003, two Darfuri rebel…

Hotel Rwanda is a film directed by Terry George, released 2004, that is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina; the manager of Mille Collines who during the Rwandan genocide, used his establishment to hide 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees. The film follows Paul, played by Don Cheadle, as his world is flipped upside overnight when Hutu militias started their mass genocide on the Tutsi Rwandans. He is able to protect his family, neighbors, and hundreds of other refugees and help them make it to…

Around eight hundred thousand people were killed during the Rwandan genocide in 1942. Paul Rusesabagina, author of An Ordinary Man, sheltered and saved the lives of over twelve hundred would-have-been victims. The following quotes are important pertaining to the plot of the story and the challenges that the author faced. “We are a nation that loves to take people into our homes. I suppose our values are very much like the Bedouin of the Middle East, for whom sheltering and defending strangers is…

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…