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This investigation studies two of the causes of the 1994 genocide of Rwanda. The two causes are examined in order to see to what extent each contributed to the genocide. The social and ethnic conflicts between two Rwandan groups called the Hutus and the Tutsis caused violent disputes and riots. The assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana is often thought of as the event that sparked the mass murders. Did the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana influence the Rwandan genocide of 1994 more than the ongoing social and ethnic conflicts?

Due to increasing inter-ethnic violence combined with a long history of political violence, Kenya has been described as a “volatile political and social environment”(QUOTE). Furthermore, high youth unemployment and widespread poverty motivate and entice individuals to seek out terrorist groups to join. These elements intertwined with the institutionalisation of political violence, have been identified as the specific causes of political violence in Kenya. To avoid the recurrence of political violence, the strategy was to re-examine the legal measures available and focus especially on humans rights and democratisation. As Kenneth Roth, an executive director of Human Rights Watch, states, “For Kenya to overcome the legacies of political violence, it has only two choices: justice or impunity”(QUOTE). Moreover, in order for citizens to have a better future, victims and the socioeconomic causes of political violence must be addressed. In other words, there has to be an emphasis placed on rehabilitation and “tackling poverty and inequality . . . particularly among youth”(QUOTE). With the adoption of these preventive elements in political violence and counter-terrorism strategies, Kenya has an opportunity to confront past injustices and bring about substantial

In 1994, a tragedy occurred in Rwanda where millions of Tutsis’, the minority, were brutally murdered by the Hutu, the majority. This event is known as the Rwandan genocide and left many people wondering what could have caused this devastating event to occur. Over the years, many theories have surfaced and among those were the theories of Peter Uving. In both Why Did People Participate in Genocide? A Theoretically Informed Synthesis and The Condition of Structural Violence Peter Uvin seeks to explain why violence occurs in society. Nevertheless, the two articles are different in the sense that Why Did People Participate in Genocide? A Theoretically Informed Synthesis is primarily focused on the other theories which include political scientists,

Sub point 1: Cause 1: According to the journal article The DRC's Crumbling Legitimacy in 2012, written by foreign policy analyst Dizolele and lawyer Kambale, the 2011 presidential election in the DRC have led to a crisis of legitimacy. Over 100 people who were against current Congolese president Joseph Kabila, who has been suspected of fraud in his election result, were wounded in the capital

In 2001, Kabila was assassinated, leading to him being replaced by his son Joseph Kabila (ECI). According to the Eastern Congo Initiative, the Congo held its first democratic elections in 2006, with Kabila being elected. At the same time, however, multiple armed groups gained power and began fighting over control of mineral resources in the Eastern Congo, resulting in more civilian lives. To this day they still continue to fight, and despite multiple peace treaties, the violence does not end (ECI).

As I am sure you know, there has been recent violence in Wakanda. The ceasefire of eighteen months between the government of Wakanda—mainly made up of Arabs—and the ethnic groups of the Waka and the Kameeni seems to have ended on the second of April. The same day a British diplomat reported to the United Nations Security Council that twenty thousand citizens residing in the rural areas between the mining territory and the capital of Teimour seem to be in the direct crossfire of this violence. He calculates that one-fourth of the citizens have fled the region, but the other fifteen thousand have been fatalities. He advised caution, reporting that the rebel Waka militias and the Arab government units have made their way toward

On 6 April 1994, the worlds attention was shifted to the small, nation of Rwanda in africa. In the time following of the assassination of President Habyarimana, the ethnic Hutu majority began a deliberate the hutu extremist were known as R.P.F., carefully planned to eradicate the Tutsi population in any means necessary. When Rwanda gained independence, the Hutu majority took over of the political bodies and held a grudge against the tutsi minority. The Tutsi were for the most part had more money and were better educated. For this reason they were seen as spoiled so the hutus wanted what they had and example of class separation. After the R.P.F. took over the Rwandan government, they placed Tutsis in all the head positions of leadership. Starting in the late nineteen eighties , there were terrible massacres of the Tutsis people. A system of identification cards was put in place in to “ethnicity.” In 1990, a Tutsi majority rebel group, invaded Rwanda from Uganda, bringing more tension. The belgians coined the nickname “inyenzi”, meaning “cockroaches.” Racial slurs, hate media and negative propaganda escalated tensions to the point where political parties were forming militias and practically waiting for something to light the fuse. The flame that lit that fuse, came form the assassination of Rwandan long time favorite president, Juvenal Habyarimana. The identity of the person or persons that shot the rocket that hit his plane as it was landing is a mystery that has never

Election violence builds fear to Africans to participate in voting, whereby several African countries’ elections are characterized by violence. During the 2003 Federal and State elections in Nigeria, at least 100 people were killed and approximately 600 people

Soon after this new government and administration was established, conflict, unfortunately, came back again. It is important to note the environment that precipitated the conflict. Once South Sudan achieved their independence, the international community stepped away without giving much guidance. The government

Humanitarian crises and international politics goes hand in hand. One can cause the other, while the only way to fix the other is to rely on politics. This paper will highlight the cause of genocide, violent massacres and crisis, how to solve them, and key roles politicians and nations must take up wholeheartedly in order to make a difference. Personal and political reconciliation must occur in the parties involved ever want to have a mutual co existence.

“We must cut the tall trees, we must cut the tall trees now,” yells an actor in the movie Hotel Rowanda portraying a Hutu extremist. This is a wonderful example of how prejudice leads to full out war in African countries. Moreover, some citizens take it upon themselves to fix something they deem unfit. As portrayed by Nadine in her book the ultimate safari when she writes “our government calls them bandits.” This shows how people attack homes just because they think something is wrong there. What these people don't realize is that if they kill everyone they will not have anyone to rule after the civil war that is sure to ensue. Civil War can lead to other countries seeing a surge in citizens fleeing to their land, in other words the refugees seeking

On April 15th, 2013, the Boston Marathon bombings occurred, killing three people and injuring hundreds. This story was broadcasted internationally and plastered on every major news source. In Mogadishu, Somalia, on that very same day, terrorist bombings killed 29 people. Why, however, did the latter conflict fail to get substantial press coverage? Why does violent conflict in Africa fail to make headlines internationally while the Boston Bombings received worldwide recognition in a matter of minutes? In Somalia, Rwanda, the Sudan, Sierra Leone, and countless other African countries, violent conflict is presented as ‘tribal,’ ‘ethnic,’ or ‘clan-based.’ The underlying assumption is that violence is the product of ‘backward cultures’ (Tuastad

Often described as the most horrible and systematic human massacre since the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide has been a subject of research and debate for decades. Typically, ethnic and cultural differences between segments of Rwanda’s diverse population, namely the Hutu and the Tutsi, is the reason given to explain the genocide. Although this is a valid argument, the roots of the conflict are more complex stretching back to the era of colonialism. The impact of colonialism on Rwandan politics and society set the foundations for revolution in 1959 and, ultimately, genocide in 1994.

Once the resistance of the non-violent act came to an end soon followed the violent resistance. It had become of the biggest bloodletting acts in 1960. Here the resistance overthrew the government with the intention to support and shelter the civilians (Engler, 2013). With Mandela trying to support and shelter the civilians this became an act of violence with the justification of bringing in peace to civilians. Power is an influence which can lead to many outcomes. Having the ability to have a quarrel where civilians are not being injured can be an extraordinary outcome but with power one must always have an approach.

Another currnent event that has happended took place on Friday in Jakawa, in the Gambela region of Ethiopia. More than 140 civilians were killed by Gunmen near Ethiopia's western border . The attacker were members of South Sudan’s Murle tribe. The attackers killed many women and children. And many children were abducted and taken into South Sudan.