Genocide Holistic Approach

The Rwandan genocide is an event that forever will be looked upon in history as one of oversight and scandal. Taking place over a course of 100 days in 1994 with the murder of over a half a million innocents, though it was truly a critical event, what people may not realize is there were many times it could have been stopped or prevented altogether. It can be universally agreed upon that the Rwandan genocide was a disastrous affair that should have never occurred. However, we need to take it further than that: we need to understand why it happened and how it came to be so fatal in such a short period of time. This can be done using a holistic approach. With the holistic approach, we will be able to avoid pointing blame at any specific group of people nor factor the cause down to a hasty explanation; instead, we need to understand that the Rwandan genocide was a complex and distinct event full of different belief systems and instigators.
According to the Genocide Watch, “there were plenty of ‘early warnings’ of the Rwandan genocide, but they were systematically ignored.” For awhile in the early 1990’s, Rwanda was under Tutsi rule before the Hutus - the majority - overthrew the monarchy and rose in power themselves. There were instances of Othering as each ascribed race were required to carry identification cards - even though
The Borgen Magazine claimed that “the USA had initially banned officials from using the term ‘genocide’ immediately after the violence.” Though the Rwandan genocide ended with no true winner and thousands upon thousands of broken homes, this event can help prevent future happenings of genocide. As aftermath of the genocide, a comprehensive study in the Human Rights Watch states that “International interventions must be prompt, strong, and smart.” They also hoped that the Rwandan genocide will “make us all smarter about how genocide works -- and how to disrupt it more