Rwandan Genocide

poor and vulnerable citizens. Rwandan government reports that their detention center at Gikondo…

Rwanda was a country divided between 1990 through 1995, for genocide was prepared and committed here in this small African country. It all started when in 1990, Belgium gave up control of the now diamond-less country, the only reason Belgium kept hold of this otherwise useless country. People were classified into 3 groups, 85% Hutu, 14% Tutsi, and then 1% Twa (http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.htm). Hutus were the lowest class and watched as the Tutsis got all the…

unrealistic heroic version of the historical events that took place, Hotel Rwanda stills shows the conflict between two groups in Africa. Hotel Rwanda centers around the war between the Hutu tribe and the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda, also known as the Rwandan Genocide. Belgium was a catalyst for the war as they segregated Rwanda and built up the power of the Tutsi, causing hatred from the Hutus. When Belgium left, the Hutus began to revolt against the Tutsi population. They specifically target…

Kagame congratulated Trump over Twitter after he won election, others in his government have suggested their disapproval with some of his executive orders. One in particular is his order to halt migration from seven nations. What could appeal to Rwandans is one of the reasons for why he is disliked by many other nations: his America first approach. At Trump’s first speech as President at the inauguration was the slogan: ‘America First.’ While this rhetoric should not surprise anyone after…

Comparing different theories of genocide is beneficial because it shows that people are intrigued in understanding the things that still plague some of our societies today. In the later stages of the post-Holocaust twentieth century, the plea to never allow genocidal acts largely went ignored. Throughout the years there have been many inhumane acts carried out in numerous countries and there have been many scholars who have been trying to figure out why people continue to do such terrible things…

During the genocide of Rwanda, the UN and Belgium had troops stationed in Rwanda to mediate the situation, not to kill anyone. Their mediation of the situation was disastrous. While protecting Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, 10 Belgian soldiers were captured and brutally tortured and killed by Hutu militia. The Belgian and UN forces pulled out of Rwanda and did not further attempt to intervene. The whole world knew about the genocide but no one helped. Some think that it was not an act of…

strong potential that it would be senseless to ignore. The country admitted a strong will to offer responsibilities to the youth by integrating them and therefore creating “common objectives” that would drive the country. In terms of its economy, Rwandan living below the poverty line are estimated respectively in rural and urban areas as 65.7% and 14.3% moreover, it is important to note that 45% of the population in rural areas at that time could not meet their food needs. The National Youth…

called Rwanda-Urundi because it was Rwanda and Burundi were one country under the Belgium rule. However, Rwanda had its own King called Kigeri V. who ruled up to the time of Rwanda’s independence in 1962. According to her, it was a significant for Rwandan because they were no longer colonized and were able make their own decision. The social economic status of the Rwanda had changed gradually as people had started using money, going to school and trading with neighboring countries such as…

soldiers in jeopardy. In truth, there wasn’t a way of knowing that either of those were true, but they didn’t need to be true in order to serve a purpose. This justification has both similarities and differences with another case study, the Rwandan genocide, where the colonial history wasn’t emphasized. Instead, the West paid attention to the modern history of the Hutu massacre to separate the West, or formerly colonizing nations, from responsibility over the current situation and also…

the people and government officials. This creates a problem because it creates a type of disturbance between civilians and political leaders. When looking at political violence the factors that are analyzed are mass protests, riots, civil wars, and genocide. Problems of inequality also play a huge role in social violence, whether…