Rwandan Patriotic Front

In this essay, I will discuss the ways in which we as humans catagorise each other and the inequalities within our societies, and the consequences this has on our relationships with one another. The first item I will discuss is the Rwanda genocide in 1994. At this time, the country was split into two groups, by the Belgian’s and were called the Hutu and the Tutsi. There was absolutely no difference between the groups, but since they were separated, they began to identify physical differences…

Loung Ung, the author of Lucky Child, was a survivor of the Cambodian Genocide that happened during the period between 1975 and 1979, when more than two million Cambodians were killed by the Khmer Rouge, which counted as nearly 25% of the country’s total population (p. xi). Every aspect of life was monitored and controlled by the Khmer Rouge, who was aiming to clear all their political threats and to create a utopian state (p. xii). Most of the citizens, including Loung and her family members,…

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…

‘story’ as they feel comfortable or able to tell” (p. 99). Due to varying cultural norms and the nature of trauma, TFT is an appropriate choice for treatment and for any client who has difficulty telling their trauma story, such is the case of many Rwandan women. The study by Folkes “suggests that TFT significantly reduced the overwhelming emotions resulting from traumatic life experiences of men and women of various ethnicities and histories” (p. 102). Folkes claims that eighty to ninety…

Karnig Panian’s “Goodbye Antoura” is a memoir of the Armenian Genocide that took place during the period of World War One. Panian reflects on his heartbreaking and shocking struggles he had to endure throughout the genocide. Being only five at the time of the deportation he was forced to be introduced to the loss of family, exhaustion, and severe starvation. The genocide was planned and administered by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian citizens of this mainly Turkish state from the year…

purchase a product, they want you to give them your undying support. . Hitler himself even had an appointed propaganda minister by the name of Joseph Goebbels. David Yanagizawa-Drott exclaims in his article “Propaganda and Conflict: Evidence From the Rwandan Genocide” that “Elites in control of autocratic states have repeatedly used mass media—often under their direct control—with the intention to induce citizen support of and participation in violence against certain groups”(1948). Without the…

Throughout history we have seen massacres and mass killings of people for selfish and unnecessary reasons. Growing up, I remember reading the story about Anne Frank in school. I remember thinking how difficult it must have been to go through such terrible circumstances and not know if you are going to make it to see the next day. She was so young but yet was still very brave. Even in the tragedy, she some a glimpse of hope. I think it must have been hard to understand why they killed so many…

What is Genocide? 1. What is the intent of genocide? The intent of genocide was to destroy the existence of a specific group of people. 2. Why did Raphael Lemkin purpose in coining the term “genocide”? (Why did he do it?) Raphael Lemkin introduced the term “genocide” to promote “a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the group themselves,” in other words to force extinction upon 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.…

Moreover, Aghet is an influential documentary, portraying the annihilation of Armenians from 1915-1923 and the effects of the Turkish government's international campaign of genocide denial. The film highlights the Turkish authorities’ current policy of these crimes. It also delves into the ongoing campaign of denial that the Turkish government has mounted since these events occurred in World War I. Aghet includes a meticulous historical narrative of the events leading up to the genocide,…