Rwanda Genocide Process

Genocides happen when ethnic divisions become apparent. Many times, these ethnic divisions were due to colonization from people of different race. These cases are especially true in Africa when Europeans colonized their territory, with clear racial divisions between them (Gavin). These genocides go on because of nations acting on ignorance and refusing to help out the nations in turmoil, allowing the genocides to continue, without wasting their own resources. These nations purposefully ignoring the slaughter of people cause the nations to also be guilty of the genocide underway (“The Heart”). The genocide occurred in Rwanda in Central Africa during 1994. The decades of Tutsi oppression of Hutus and the assassination of President Habyarimana in 1994 led to the genocide in Rwanda.

These stages are Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Preparation, Extermination, and Denial. When cultures have different categories to distinguish between “us” and “them”, it’s considered Classification. Bipolar societies that don’t have mixed categories are the most likely to have genocide. The search for common ground is essential in early genocide prevention. Symbolization is when we give names or other symbols to the classifications, and apply the symbols to members of groups. When one group denies the humanity of the other group, it is considered Dehumanization. Members of the victim group are referred to as any of the following: animals, vermin, insects, or diseases. “Genocide is always organized, usually by the state, often using militias to provide deniability of state responsibility." Extremists drive the two groups apart in the process known as Polarization. While this is going on, hate groups are broadcasting polarizing propaganda. Preparation is a process in every genocide, an example of Preparation is as follows: “Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity. Death lists are drawn up." Extermination quickly becomes the term known as genocide. However, to the killers it is Extermination because they do not believe their victims to be human. Denial always follows a genocide, the perpetrators try to cover up what

Rwanda is a country located in Central Eastern Africa, with an extensive history of colonization, after Belgium attained control in 1924. Belgium’s rule however also marked the beginning of a lengthy ethnic rivalry between the Hutu and the Tutsi people. Belgium favored the Tutsi the minority at 14 percent of the population over the Hutu, the majority at 85 percent, simply because the Tutsis were more resembling of the Europeans. “Colonial policy helped to intensify bipolar differentiation between Tutsi and Hutu, by inscribing “ethnic” identification on identity cards, by relegating the vast majority of Hutu to particularly onerous forms of forced cultivation and corvee, and by actively favoring Tutsi in access to administrative posts, education, and jobs in the modern sector,” (Newbury, 12). Belgium’s control fueled the Hutu’s resentment towards the Tutsis because the Tutsis received superior treatment for decades. Thus, when Rwanda finally acquired independence in 1962, the Hutus fought for control over the government, highlighting the first warning sign of the genocide to come. Many Tutsis were killed afterwards, while many others fled to neighboring countries to escape the violence.

Rwanda is a country located in the middle of the African continent. The two ethnic groups present in the country lived in peace under their monarch until the arrival of Europeans. The Belgians arrival into Rwandan is what split the two ethnic groups of the Tutsi and Hutus, making them identify themselves with ID cards. This caused tension between the two groups as the Belgians favored the ethnic Tutsi, and made them the head of the government. Decade’s later Hutu extremists would take over the government and have revenge on the Tutsi. The new government would send out broadcasts calling on Hutus to kill their friends and neighbors. The Rwandan genocide would become the worst genocide to ever happen in Africa and one of the worst in the world. Today Rwanda’s recovery is surprisingly fast with the help of multiple nations and organizations. Rwanda’s recovery is nothing short of a miracle and is an amazing story of a war between two peoples.

The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) was embraced on Dec. 9, 1948. It gives an unmistakable meaning of what is and what is not a genocide. Expressed another route, since 1948, social researchers have had the essential apparatuses to figure out whether genocide has happened. It ought to likewise be called attention to that under the CPPCG, the aim to carry out genocide is itself a wrongdoing, and not only the demonstration of

The second stage of genocide is symbolism and this one not only fits the problem of Rwanda genocide it also fits with how Nazi Germany treated the Jews in an inhuman manner for example In the Jewish holocaust book by Adam jones he stated that “the Jews were forced to where a yellow star all the time so the Nazi government can identify whose German loyal to the third Reich and who’s a Jew which Hitler proclaimed to be enemies of the state”(Jones) and compared to Rwanda when president Habyarimana came into power he did the similar thing by having the people under his rule have identification cards where it tells you which background u are from. Dr. Stanton stated that “he recognized the dangers of those cards when he visited Rwanda” (Stanton) what means is that he noticed that the government are discrimination certain ethnic groups and planning something big that will effect a lot of people. One of the statements that I agree with that Dr. Stanton stated was “During the genocide, ID cards became facilitators of killing, because they permitted the killers to quickly determine who was Tutsi”(Stanton) what he meant through those words is that those IDs are the reason that a lot of Tutsi died because when the genocide happened they tried to escape Rwanda in the first three days but the escape roots have become extremely difficult due to road blocks around Rwanda and what they created is a kill zone and if someone is trapped in a kill zone they are going to have a tough time of surviving and getting out

“Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation” (Merriam Webster, Incorporated, 2013). Today the term varies, as different aspects of harm are included, ranging from murder, to serious mental harm.Genocide was first declared an international crime by the United Nations General Assembly in 1942. Genocides have occurred across the world, and share many common factors. Throughout the 19th century mass murder and rape swept across the world, many of which sharing common influences. The most infamous mass killing, the Holocaust is known around the world, however many fail to acknowledge similar tragedies throughout world history. Both the Rwandan Genocide and the Holocaust

War never changes, it will always be around for as long as we are here, with it, it brings genocide. Every day we are in a constant battle with each other, whether it be at home or across the oceans. We have invented weapons solely to cause mass destruction across entire continents. This has led to limitations being placed on warfare, but sometimes it's not enough. "We have to protect our Earth, so our children and grandchildren will never suffer like that"

Genocide is one of the evillest moral crimes any ruling authority such as a government can commit against its people and it happens more than we think. A general definition of Genocide is the intention to destroy or murder people because of their race, beliefs, or even political and economic status. As we have been taught in this course Raphael Lemkin, created the term ‘Genocide’ 1944. Lemkin combined the ancient Greek word ‘genos’ which means race and the Latin word ‘cide’ which translates to killing. There are many examples of genocide in the world but the most recognizable is that of the Holocaust and how the German powers that be sought and attempted to kill all Jews. A recent example is the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 where the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana caused a violent reaction resulting in mass killings. In efforts to reduce Genocide, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG) was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 and was placed in force in 1951. On July 1, 2002 the International Criminal Court (ICC) came into force. The ICC not only accepted the UNCG’s definition of Genocide but expanded it to include crimes against humanity such as enslavement, deportation, torture, rape, enforced disappearance and apartheid. There have been many organizations created throughout the world to defend and prevent genocide and even communities, religions and even colleges are forming organizations and these are just some examples of how

The US didn’t really help contribute to the genocide happening in Rwanda in 1994, they tried their best to keep a good distance from Rwanda as well. The US knew that the genocide was happening and we were well aware of the genocide. Bill Clinton found out about the genocide and didn’t show any sympathy or want to help Rwanda. He only worried about the media saying that US is doing nothing to help Rwanda, this media spread. The US claimed that they did not know the genocide was going on and failed to respond to the genocide in any way possible, things began to change but not significantly. Rwanda was not getting the attention they should have been getting when it was a major problem where over five people were killed each minute of the day.

The term genocide encompasses some of the darkest times in the history of the world. There is no definitive answer as to what drives one sect of society to try and eliminate another based purely on their cultural, racial, national or political affiliation either by birth or by choice. During World War II, between six and eleven million Jewish people were systematically exterminated by the Nazis. Although it was the most prolific of genocides, it was not the first or the last of this atrocity to occur. In 1994, genocide occurred in the African nation of Rwanda. At the time it happened, the world paid little heed while almost a million people were killed. After the incident, the reaction of the United Nations came under scrutiny as researchers

Moral courage, small or large, is life-altering to the savior and the victim. The idea of a person risking their life and possibly enduring the same conditions as the victim is unbelievable. Personally, it is inspiring to see someone stand up and fight back for something they believe is immoral. Carl Wilken’s, a brave soul of providing aid to the villager’s suffering while dodging the killings in the Rwanda genocide, was motivating and I intend to follow his lead, but not precisely facing the same dangers. Preferably, educate the people of the world on the vulnerabilities society undergoes with discrimination based on gender, religion, race, or sexual preferences. If only people understood why individuals believed in such morals and saw their

The term "genocide" was developed during the Holocaust and announced an international crime during the 1948 United Nations Convention that focused on Prevention and Punishment of genocide as a crime. Genocide is, therefore, defined as deeds committed with the aim of destroying, in whole or partially, anethnical, national, religious or racial group.Such acts include, killing followers of the group, causing serious physical or mental harm to followers of the group, intentionallyimposing on the group conditions of living aimed at bringing about its physical loss, imposing measures envisioned to prevent new births within the group, or compulsorily transferring children of the society to a different group.

If we were to look at the Rwandan Genocide through the lens of the determinism and free will debate, the former would argue that the genocide was a direct causality of prevailing and historical circumstances; colonial rule, historical ethnic tensions, regional political situation etc. That is under those circumstances, there could have been no other outcome. The later on the other hand, would argue that the genocide was not the only outcome that could be achieved and was a result of the choice of the exercising of free will. In this case, I would assign morale responsibility to any individual excluding children that took part in either the planning or execution of the mass killings as well as those that participated in creating the context

Rwanda is a small country located in central Africa. It borders with Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. One of the most terrible “ethnic conflicts” occurred here in 1994, two tribes fought each other within the same territory, the rest of the world bizarrely ignored this event and thousands of people were killed. The event lasted 100 days and almost 1 million people died, even though the Rwanda government asked other countries for military