Women In The Rwandan Genocide

The burning of a flag, the fumes smelling of a nation in calamity. Through the governments of the world, international media, and the manipulation of women, it set a basis in which the Rwandan Genocide could occur and prosper. In 1994, the global community collectively turned a blind eye toward the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent people, revealing the world governments ignorance and apathy. Within the span of one hundred days, the media of the world managed to misconstrue and guide the audience into violence as well as pessimism against the innocent Tutsis and Hutus. From the beginning to the end of the Rwandan Genocide the women victimized, both Hutu and Tutsi were stripped of their identity as well as their dignity, through
Throughout history, there have been numerous occurrences of genocide, whether it be surrounding the basis of war or the prejudices people contain. Ever since the world was even a thought there has always been the idea of genocide, the idea of wiping extinct the knowledge and virtues one contains. For example, the Holocaust was a way in which all the oppression and problems that faced germans would be placed upon Jews, the common enemy, the scapegoat of this time. Through scapegoating the Jewish community it brought about the eradication of their beliefs as well as all knowledge one book can contain, impactful or minor. Of course, the Holocaust is not the only Genocide, there are many other genocides such as the Armenian, Bosnian, and The Rwandan Genocide all deplorable in their own way.
The Rwandan Genocide, the killings of innocent Tutsis and a small portion of Hutus, inflicted upon by the morals of radicalism.
On April 7, 1994, around 3,000 Tutsis sought safety at the base of a Belgian contingent in Kigali, “but after 10 commandos were killed by forces from Rwanda's regular army, Belgium decided to pull its troops out. The Tutsis were left with no protection, and thousand were slaughtered on April 11 on a hillside called Nyanza” (Corbett). Through this devious act, it shows the world governments arrogance and apathy surrounding Rwanda, effortlessly abandoning 3000 innocent civilians, soon to die. An example of the lack of efficiency is when “the Security Council later voted in mid-May to send 5,000 troops back to Rwanda after reports that the genocide spread. However, by the time the force returned, the genocide had long been over” (Ilibagiza). Due to lack of coordination and orderliness, it created a bubble in which the productivity in the UN was not present leading to a capsize in military force and in Tutsi population. Towards the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide “Major international leaders were ready to collaborate with the common goal of evacuating their own citizens and expatriate employees, but they refused any joint intervention to save Rwandan lives”. The response to the Rwandan genocide was quite disgraceful because those who are meant to preserve and protect human dignity put