affected by the chain of events taking place. What’s worse‚ the lack of action and intervention from the international community or the active role taken by the Rwandan government in the genocide? One could argue that both actions are equally despicable as the international community with the power to prevent the genocide did not and the Rwandan government not only failed to protect its people but also aided in the killings. The most moving part of the film for me unquestionably was when the commander
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In the story‚ Wiesel talks about what it was like to be sent to the concentration camp Auschwitz. Not only did he talk about what it was like to be sent there‚ but he also described what it was like to go through the camp. To me‚ I realized how brave Wiesel was to have been in such an awful and discriminating situation and still try to find hope. If it were me in his shoes I have no idea what I would have done. It’s hard to think about it considering that nobody I know has ever been in a situation
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Global Reaction: Throughout the duration of the genocide‚ the Western Governments looked upon the purge and mass killings as a victory over Communism. Occurring at the height of the Cold War between Communist nations and 1st world countries‚ the presence of the Indonesian massacres in the media was heavily monitored‚ and most Journalists were unable to enter Indonesian territories. Instead‚ they were forced to rely upon the official statements made by the Western Governments. In fact‚ the British
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mass killings while international and civil wars accounts for about 34 million deaths (Mingst and Snyder 2008‚ 368). Whatever the motive or nature of conflict: territorial‚ ethnic‚ religious‚ communist‚ imperialist‚ terrorist‚ counter guerrilla‚ genocide‚ or politically instigated violence leading to mass killings‚ human
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the UN Security Council made the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. As per history‚ it was the primary tribunal after the Nuremberg Trials of near 1945 and 1946 and the first to deal with instances of genocide among different wrongdoings against humankind. The ICTY prosecuted Radovan
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displayed a huge issue and people consider this one of the big reasons the genocide occurred. These two groups have had tension amongst them for a while and once the genocide occurred they just attacked one another. As you can see the cultural and social differences between this group was another factor that led to the genocide in Rwanda. Although the Tutsis were the main group being attacked they both played a huge role in the genocide because the previous tensions between the two was showed. In the movie
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economic support‚ the Khmer Rouge was able to afford to continue their reign over Cambodia. The United States also aided in the destruction of the Cambodia that existed before Pol Pot by bombing and killing up to 150‚000 Cambodian citizens in support of this regime (The Original Cambodian‚ 1993). This accounts for ten percent of the total death toll that resulted in this ruling. Along with the U.S.‚ China also expressed support for the Khmer Rouge. They allied with them against the Vietnamese and the
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story on the life of Paul Rusesabagina‚ a hotel manager of Hotel des Mille Collines‚ who saved the lives of 1‚268 people in the face of genocide. This movie is based on the true events of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 that occurred in Kigali‚ the capital and largest city of Rwanda in Africa. It touches upon when the Hutu extremists of Rwanda initiated an act of genocide on thousands of the minority group‚ Tutsis. This movie was directed/written by Terry George and Keir Pearson. Major cast include Don
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prejudice and worse experiences with it. Some people live in a life full of prejudice that is far beyond name calling and mental bullying. Some people have the unfortunate experiences dealing with a harsh physical abuse as well. In “Priscilla the Cambodian” a short story in Sightseeing written by Rattawut Lapcharoensap‚ Priscilla and her family represent some of the prejudice that occurs all over the world. This passage shows just how violent and insensitive people can be towards people who are not
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Essay: Machiavelli compared to Romeo Dallaire The Rwandan genocide of 1994 was the largest mass slaughter of human beings since the Holocaust. Canadian Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire‚ commander of the UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda‚ tasked with overseeing the Arusha Accords and the transition of government. Dallaire soon realized something much more critical was being set in motion. A doomed mission in hindsight after watching the documentary‚ Shake Hands with The Devil. Stationed without a
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