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weapons. In return, the US threatened the Soviet Union. When the Security Council tried to protest and stop the invasion, Britain and France simply used their veto power. However, when the General Assembly met, they forced the removal of the British and French troops from the area. Lester Pearson of Canada came up with an idea that United Nations emergency force be sent into the Canal. The force would consist of troops from countries who were not involved in the conflict. The force was called…

high tendency to tolerate evil. People who have the predisposition to do good and shun evil also suffer. All people suffer. The story of Immaculée Ilibagiza points out to the reality that all of us experience suffering. Immaculée, a Catholic and Tutsi Rwandan, survived the 1994 Rwandan Genocide stuck inside a bathroom with six people. For almost three months, she lived in a cramped space, spending 24 hours a day hiding to avoid being killed. While hiding, Immaculée’s devotion to God became…

Violence against women during 1998 and 2006 continued to escalate, when a confrontation between the Congolese government and the Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda sparked yet another civil conflict in the eastern province of Kivu in the D. R. C. The governmental issues at hand aided the increasing instability of the country, which eventually resulted in the creation of an armed rebel…

‘We cannot succeed when half of us are held back’ How true is this quote by Malala Yousafzai and how does this relate to Human Rights violations? It’s hard to define what human rights are; there is just too much to consider. Generally, human rights are simply referred to as the rights a human has. Of course, there are heaps of rights worldwide aimed towards certain groups of people; however, human rights are the only set of rights that are applied to everyone, universally. That includes everyone…

is no denying that the Europeans made it worse. When the neighbors have killed your father, you remember it, and you want revenge, even after the Europeans who gave your neighbors the guns have gone. Thus, new and bloodier wars between Hutu and Tutsi, have erupted after the Europeans went home. Human Rights The status, privilege, and wealth of colonial ruling populations were often maintained and upheld through the use of policies that violated the human rights of those living in the colonized…

A Biblical Response to Genocide Cynthia Rylant once said, “But those with an evil heart seem to have a talent for destroying anything beautiful which is about to bloom” (“Cynthia Rylant Quotes”). If evil is found relating to deeds that destroy things that are perfectly made, and things that are about to bloom beautifully as this quote suggests, than genocide truly is the embodiment of evil. One global way to respond to genocide is to begin to educate others about what genocide truly is, and the…

overall, can be many things. Race can be tied to a person’s origin, language, skin color, place of birth etc. and differs from place to place. For example, Americans view the country of Rwanda to have one race, but the 2 main groups, the Hutus and the Tutsi view themselves as two different races. Racism still seems to be present in 2017 and ranges from a misconception due to a stereotype to the biggest authority in the United States deeming a large group of people as “rapists and…

The wealthy have always profited off the rich. As Chris Rock put it, “Shaq is rich, the white man that signs his check is wealthy(Very Funny Chris Rock About Wealth).” By coincidence, this also happens to countries that can be wealthy, but are forced to be in poverty. The way wealth is measured in countries is by the death and birth rate. It is called the demographic transition model and it has 5 stages (Rowntree, Lester 24). The First stage is preindustrial which has high birth rates and high…

Humanity is not always found in humanitarian intervention. The pursuit of safeguarding the rights of all those in the “spectrum of races and religions” has its basis in the idea that human rights are self-evident and universal. The protection of universal rights has been allotted to nations who hold great power yet these nations assume that genocide is a concept of the past-with the tragedies of each new genocide isolated from those of the previous genocide. Two genocides commonly cited by…

In the year 1945, fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many…