In Article 1 it says that humans are equal to each other but in the Rwandan genocide the Tutsis were murdered for who they were. In Article 2 fit because you can't discriminate on people with different religions and in the Holocaust they did. In Article 3 it says that everyone has the right to life and that was taken away…
Many would agree that Yemen is currently in a genocide since over 1,500 people have been killed and millions being displaced, however, this may not be the case of genocide. Yemen is currently in danger of potential genocide due to a civil war between Iran and Russia. Yemen is caught in the middle of a crossfire with a rebellious group known as the Houthis within Yemen. There are no specific race, gender, or religion being targeted. The police have been acting against the civilians as well,…
“ A genocide begins with the killing of one man - not for what he has done, but because of who he is” (Kofi Annan). Isis is determined to take control of the world, there main target being the western culture, including their civilization and religious beliefs. Depending on the extremity of the attacks and killings, they are either classified as a genocide if they are more extreme, or questioned if they are not as major. The more extreme attacks and killings, can be proved in many ways as an act…
What if one day, a big boom occurred just outside your house, a plane flew low overhead, and smoke and dust blocked your view? What would you do? Salva Dut was faced with this decision in Southern Sudan in 1985, and many others were as well. The International Rescue Committee, a program in which a board of directors and overseers puts volunteers to work in effort to help refugees and others from foreign countries that are having a tough time. In one of their articles describing the Second…
Hello fellow classmates and professor, For this discussion post I read “A genocide is taking place. Luckily we Americans have other things to worry about. Written by Christian Caryl and published by The Washington Post newspaper. You can read this article at the below link. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/10/23/a-genocide-is-taking-place-luckily-we-americans-have-other-things-to-worry-about/?utm_term=.70c846f6a9ff#comments According to the author there is genocide…
In the film Hotel Rwanda, the media had a significant impact on the events that happened there. Radio was used by the reporters, and that had an impact on the events there as well. Also, reporters there faced the ethical dilemma of reporting all of the facts to the public while putting themselves in danger, or not telling the public the entire truth to keep themselves safe. I do not think that there is a way to balance these responsibilities. During the genocide in the country Rwanda,…
Idi Amin and Macbeth were both very similar characters, the only difference being that Macbeth was a fictional character and not causing distress to real people. Idi Amin was the President of Uganda from 1971-1979 and killed about 300, 000 people during this time. Before performing a military coup on the previous President, Amin had been rising through the military ranks but was soon going to be arrested for misusing army funds. Furthermore, Macbeth had started the play has the Thane of Glamis,…
significances for people all around world as the Hutus slayed their fellow neighbor Tutsis, the response of the people following this devastating genocide was how to respond to the terrifying acts committed in Rwandan churches that would later serve as memorials, but also the way the Rwandan people viewed their churches and their ability to serve as a fortress or safe place like they were meant to be after they had turned their back on their own congregations.…
Killing animals for their fur to make ourselves warm is wrong. A. There are many alternatives ways to keep us warm. B. Approximately 40 animals are killed for each fur coat. 1. Each of those animals has died a violent death. a. Such as anal electrocution, gassing, neck breaking, drowning or a shot in the head. C. Trapping is widely recognized as cruel. 1. The most popular of traps used to catch fur-bearing animals. a. Trappers in the U.S. kill several million fur bearing animal each year (4…
two of the largest population division in Rwanda and Burundi. Hutu being the largest and Tutsi being the second largest, both which inhabit the African Great Lakes region. “The Hutu are the majority of the Rwandan people, with about 10 million Hutu in the Rwandan and Burundi area” (The Rwandan Genocide). Even though the Hutu is the majority of the population, the Tutsi has made sure that the Hutu will not get any significant positions in the government. The Hutu are known as the second class…