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Rwanda Genocide Research Paper

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Picture a world where death lives next door. For the people who lived in Rwanda from April through July 1994, this was a reality. The Rwandan Genocide lasted only about 100 days, yet it had a major impact on the people as about 800,000 Rwandans died. As small as Rwanda is, the genocide made world news and impacted the whole world. Before the Rwandan Genocide, the Belgians had control over Rwanda and they were inhumane in the way they discriminated towards the Hutu group. During the genocide, the Hutus decided to get revenge in the only way they saw fit. They brutally slaughtered Tutsis in broad daylight and did not care if they were children, women, or men. After the genocide, the government put the main leaders in jail. However this did not …show more content…

In the article titled, Rwanda Genocide of 1994, the author begins by introducing the background Rwanda: “The three groups, Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa lived together for centuries. Belgium ruled Rwanda in the 19th century and granted the Tutsi social power over the Hutu. Physical characteristics and ethnic comparison were used by Belgians to classify their differences” (“Rwanda Genocide,” n.d.). For instance, the Belgian colonizers threw the Hutu into agriculturist and other primary jobs which did not earn them enough to support themselves. The Belgians ensured that the Tutsi remained in high government positions. Although the Belgians declared these positions, they were not the only ones at fault. According to Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser, “In 1959 the Tutsi King Kigari V died and the new Tutsi rulers were unfair towards Hutu which sparked Hutu rebellions” The Tutsis, taking advantage of the power the Belgians placed in them, treated their Hutu companions as inferior people, and this sparked many Hutus to lead …show more content…

The Rwandan government who was in charge of the arrest “ had a very difficult task prosecuting an excess of 120,000 accused of genocide”. To explain, 120,000 is most of the remaining population after the genocide, revealing that inhumanity to man had a devastating effect on Rwanda. The Rwandan government publicly shot convicts in front of crowds to scare suspects into confessing. Into further detail, the government was prosecuting people who committed inhumane crimes but didn't realize that they themselves were being inhumane. The government failed to bring justice to Rwanda, meaning many got away with genocide. In conclusion, even in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Inhumanity lives on while traits like love and passion

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