A genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people‚ especially those of a particular ethnic group. And in this case the Hutus’ target were the Tutsis. They were of the same language. They practiced the same cultural traditions. They were of the same race. The only difference was power. And that’s what drove the genocide. When the Europeans helped colonize Rwanda‚ they gave the more powerful positions‚ like jobs in the government‚ to the Tutsis. One of the few high ranking spots that
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remain silent while the leaders of the world make excuses for failing to protect the people of Darfur. I am writing to voice my compassion for the victims and my anger at the leaders who are timorous‚ complacent‚ and unwilling to take risks. Remember: Silence helps the killer‚ never his victims.” -Professor Elie Wiesel In early 2003‚ the struggle for land and power in the western Sudanese region of Darfur erupted into violence between Sudanese government forces and rebel groups protesting the growth
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in the Rwandan Genocide. What happened to the promise to never let another genocide occur again Racism‚ competition of land between Hutu and Tutsi‚ and denying the situation in Rwanda as genocide‚ the killings occurred and continued for 100 long days. However‚ that all happened because of European colonization in Africa. Doc 1‚ by Gerard Prunier‚ states how the Belgians divided Rwanda people based on physical features. Doc 2‚ by Jared Diamond‚ shows the population density of Rwanda compared to the
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of this paper are to access the causes of the war in Rwanda that started in 1990 and ended in 1994 and to access the causes of the genocide‚ an important part of this war. I shall access the extent to which ethnic identity and cultural identity are causes of the war and genocide. Firstly I shall present a brief summary of when the war broke out and what happened over the following 4 years. I shall and then take a look at how the history of Rwanda and especially the colonial rule and revolution created
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April 7th the Rwandan genocide began. For 100 days‚ Hutus killed innocent Tutsis and any Hutus that sympathized Tutsis. Roads were blocked‚ houses were broken into‚ nowhere was safe and they couldn’t escape. The RTML‚ a hate radio‚ broadcasted propaganda against the Tutsis and gave instructions such as “cut down the tall trees” and “crush the cockroaches” to the Hutus. During this genocide‚ the world just watched. If countries would have done something earlier‚ this genocide could have been stopped
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Genocide is a word that should not exist. Unfortunately‚ it does and we’ve had to experience it in different nations throughout the world more then once. Genocide refers to violent crimes committed against groups with the intention to destroy the existence of the group. The groups could be in whole or in part‚ a religious‚ racial‚ ethnical‚ or national group. The Holocaust and the Rwanda are two instances of genocide that have occurred with many similarities and differences. The Holocaust
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Rwandan genocide. In the past Rwanda had been a Belgian state. The Belgians had favored the Tutsi minority due to their European appearance. At initially‚ bolstered by the Belgians‚ the Tutsis had controlled Rwanda. Be that as it may‚ somewhere around 1959 and 1962 the Hutu’s revolted and beat the Tutsi government. The minority Tutsis had then been dealt with term oil therefore. In 1990 a revolt bunch made principally out of Tutsis situated in neighboring Uganda attacked northern Rwanda. The common
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Hutu The mention of the word “Hutu” immediately conjures up images of mass murder from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The recent film Hotel Rwanda brought the horrible atrocities of that genocide to the public eye. However‚ it is not only in Rwanda that the Hutu have been involved in ethnic war. The country of Burundi‚ a neighbor to Rwanda‚ was the site of the first violence between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu people of Burundi have a rich culture and history that has been largely
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The Parallels between The Crucible and The Rwanda Genocide The themes of justice‚ community and sacrifice in The Crucible are universal and can be identified in many modern events in history‚ including the Rwanda Genocide. The genocide in Rwanda and The Salem Witch Hunts in The Crucible have many striking similarities‚ primarily these are: the hunting down and killing of a group of people identified as being different‚ the mass killing of people for no valid reason and the taking of revenge on a
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in times of conflict for the advancement of military and political agenda. This was not different in former Yugoslavia and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. In the former state of Yugoslavia women were targeted while at the same time being forced to witness other crimes like murder being committed as part of a system of planned criminal activities. During the 1994 genocide‚ Rwandan women were subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale‚ perpetrated by members of the infamous Hutu militia groups
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