Darfur And Rwanda Genocides Comparison Essay

Darfur and Rwandan Genocides Comparison

The Quest to maintain power has been responsible for some of the worst human

actions in history, including genocides.The Rwandan Genocide was the massive killing

of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda's

Tutsis and Hutu over about 100 days. Political figure Juvenal Habyarimana, the President

at the time, died in a plane crash. The Hutu blamed it on the Tutsi claiming it as

assassination. Out of fear of being defenceless, the Huti tribe set out to destroy all the

Tutsi people. Then, In 2003, 2 Rebel Groups went to the Sudanese government to say

that they weren't being protected from any attacks and were not seen as that important by

the Sudanese government. Instead of responding like a civilized government, Sudan
The United Nations did not help very much in Darfur because

this too was failed to be recognized as a genocide.We have quite our high morals and

standards. They say they want to fight for world peace, don’t want to go help or spend

money, They are too worried about profit to do anything. Money is power, and the

government does not want to lose its power.

But in the midst of genocide, with no help from the United Nations, some

ordinary people did some extraordinary things to help the people around them. Take

PAul Rusesabagina for example. He was just an ordinary man, just a hotel manager. But

when genocide hit, he took charge and turned his hotel into a shelter for anyone

whocould make it. He was able to keep 1,200 people safe without any special skills or

help. Tracey Smith is another example. She was just an ordinary person, like Paul. But

when she heard about darfur, She decided to take action. On her own, she formed the

Sudan club, where they sold eggs and washed cars to raise money for Darfur. Even

though she did not have very much and did not have special training or government

power, she did what she could to help, just like