The Significance Of Genocide In Rwanda

There are two major ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi. However, the tension between these people has been a feature of Rwandan life for generations even though they speak the same language, follow the same traditions and live in the same areas. The Belgians made the Tutsi the ruling class, giving them the better jobs, housing and educational opportunities, as well as charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place’ based on the color of their skin.The Tutsi people were slaughtered by the thousand, hunted from their homes, killed with guns or machetes, as well as, left to die on the road. During the 1990’s, some of the worst monstrosities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda, in a generation of high-speed
It is relevant today because although we are unaware of it, several countries are experiencing genocide warning at present. A Genocide Watch has been issued for the current crisis in Syria. Both the Syrian state and at least three other groups are committing genocide, crimes against humanity, as well as other war crimes daily. All four groups must be defeated militarily and their leaders should be tried for their crimes. The four warring forces include: the al-Assad regime and its allied militias; the Free Syrian Army; Jabhat al-Nusra; and ISIS, sometimes called the Islamic State. Currently as of 2017, the countries listed on the genocide watch list includes Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, and many
This movie changed my prospective by giving me the opportunity to be grateful for being an American, especially since that has not been the easiest task to take pride in due to our past elections. “Hotel Rwanda” is relatable to each and every one of our lives just by the incorporation of the human rights aspect alone. The emotions this movie inspired were difficult to comprehend. I felt as if there was a cinder block on my chest and I was unable to do anything about it. This movie made me feel helpless, hopeless, melancholy, furious, confused, relief, and even gratitude. I hope I will never be able to understand how the people of Rwanda or Syria experiencing such an atrocious situation feel. Accordingly, the feeling that I have encountered most while watching this movie would have to be empathy, knowing I could not help anyone, but feel so sorry for what they had to