Tuttis In Rwanda

Tuttis In Rwanda
In just three months 800,000 Rwandans were killed during the genocide. Rwanda is a country in
Africa which has gone through various horrible events. Rwanda is divided into two main groups, the
Hutus and the Tutsis, 90% of the population in Rwanda is Hutu. Hutus are a farming class and
Tutsis are a high class citizens. After World War 1 Belgium took over Rwanda and made huge
differences between Hutus and Tutsis making them hate each other because Tutsis were treated
better by the Belgium's. Hotel in Rwanda is a movie based on the events that happened during the
genocide in 1994. Not caring, ineffective action, and negative effects impact foreign countries
helping nations in trouble.
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The Rwanda Genocide
A Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of those of an ethnic group
or nation. There has been seven genocides, and the Rwanda genocide is no exception. Only a little
less than a million people were killed, over a period of approximately 100 days (Singh 1). With the
bad living conditions already in Rwanda, it is a place of poverty and discomfort for many people
among other problems such as inequality. The genocide could have been prevented if Rwanda, and
surrounding countries, had placed refugee camps near Rwanda for fleeing Tutsis, the United Nations
stepping in sooner and educating the public on the genocide, and allowing the Hutus to have as
much of a voice that the Tutsis had (before the genocide had started). ... Show more content on
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A genocide is a mass distruction of many people. It completely destroys the country itself, and
creates tons of chaos around the world. If a genocide isn't stopped in its tracks early, more and more
lives will be lost, allowing the genocide to grow bigger and bigger. Not enough was done during this
at all, and mostly because it happened in such a short period of time, but in desperate times there has
to be desperate measures. With the country being 85% hutu (the rest Tutsi and Twa) they didn't even
have a shot of surviving. This is something that everyone needs to be educated about because it
seems that the only genocides people actually know about now is the Holocaust (especially
adolescent to high school). What makes the Rwandan Genocide a really unusual one is that it didn't
take much time to create such damage. This should matter to everyone and it should teach people to
realize that this could happen to anyone, at anytime. And if one doesn't want to believe it, just look
at the Tutsis, and how they thought they must have had it

History Of Rwanda And The Genocide
HISTORY OF RWANDAAND THE GENOCIDE
It is believed that the Hutu and the Tutsi were originally one community who shared some value
culture and even religion until the colonialist announced their arrival. Rwanda has experienced a
disturbing and prolonged cycle of violent conflict since 1959. The conflict which has been
characteristically political and socio–economic in nature has played out mainly on the basis of
ethnicity and regionalism. It was first German and Belgium colonialism that created and nurtured
the country's ethnic rivalry between the majority Hutu and the minority Tutsi. The rivalry was
constructed on the basis of a myth of Tutsi superiority over the Hutu in order to serve both the
colonial policy of divide and rule and the colonial division of labor. The Tutsi were designated as
the administrative supervisors and the Hutu s the labor force of the extractive colonial economy. The
1959 revolution brought the Hutu to power and ended colonialism. Unfortunately, though it
succeeded in changing the colonial socio–political relations, it failed to crush the ethnic stereotypes
that continued to haunt the country (Maundi...et al, 2006:31).
Later on the Rwandan government at that time itself perpetuated the ethnic hate since its 1962
independence. The 30 years governance fought reflected the ideology of division, hate anger, among
others resulted into genocide in April 1994 leading to the death of Tutsi approximately 800,000 to
1,000,000 Tutsi lost their lives. However,

Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda
Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda by Timothy Longman discusses the roles of the churches in
Rwanda and how their influence might have been able to alter the outcome of the genocide. He
discusses the rise of Juvenal Habyarimana in politics with his Catholic background, church and state
relations, and obedience to political authority. His slogan "Peace, Unity, and Development" were his
political plans for Rwanda. On April 6, 1994, president Juvenal Habyarimana's plane was shot down
marking the beginning of the Rwandan genocide. His death was a pretext for government and
military officials to begin their launch against opponents of their regime. The genocide lasted for
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Tutsi were given educational opportunities that would lead to political positions. Missionaries
believed that Tutsi were destined to rule Rwanda because of their natural gift for commanding. They
felt that Tutsi should rule, where Hutu were solid and naturally fit for service and physical labor.
Twa were considered to be savage and lesser of the two ethnic groups. African religious history
shows evidence of engaging in ethnic discrimination and violence. During colonial Christian
mission projects, they were known to have relationships with the colonial authorities in supporting
their violations and fundamental human rights on the innocent. They encouraged obedience to
authority rather than standing up for the rights of oppressed populations (14). Religious oppositions
was key to the successful replacement of authoritarian rulers, and religious groups have been key in
pressuring governments to accept reform (16). These ethnic differences would lead to years of
animosity between the Rwandans. Longman asks, "Why did loyalty to their church and to their
fellow believers not prevent Catholics from killing fellow Catholics and Protestants from killing
fellow Protestants?" (18). By looking at the Rwandan State and it's declining economy, lack of
resources, and social associations, one can see that it's citizens needed a target. The Tutsi were a
target, their scapegoat for years of conflict and suppression. Pope John

Hutu In Rwanda
Geographical Location
The Hutu, which is also called the Bahutu, is a Bantu ethnic group. The Hutu are inhabitants of the
African Great Lakes arena of Africa. The Hutu primarily reside in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern
part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. Approximately 84% of Rwandans are Hutu and 85% of
Burundians are Hutu (Gwin, 2014). The remainder of the population is the Tutsi and the Twa. The
Hutu has the greatest population of all four of the central ethnic groups located in Rwanda and
Burundi. At a whopping 13.9 million people, the Hutu remains the largest social group in Rwanda,
Burundi, east of the Democratic of the Congo, and Tanzania (Gwin, 2014). According to
Encyclopedia Britannica, the Hutu move abroad to the Great Lake region all the way from West
Africa during the Bantu expansion. The Bantu expansion was a milieunum where people migrated
across Africa. This consisted of the dispersion of language and knowledge amongst neighboring
communities. Rwanda and Burundi, where the Hutu reside, are very mountainous countries in the ...
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It's over twenty years later, and these people still have reoccurring issues. Rwanda and Burundi still
has ethnic tension in relation with Tutsi minority and the majority Hutus. Also in today's society,
Rwanda strives to rebuild its economy by their coffee and tea production as its primary exports.
They continue to push efforts to reduce inequality and poverty (Global Communities, 2017).
The Hutu people are marginalized. Luckily, group programs such as Global Communities: Partners
for Good, are working with Hutu communities in efforts to provide support to unsafe households
and improving livelihoods through cooperative development, agricultural training, nutrition
education, access to financial services and literacy (Global Communities,

The Holocaust And The Rwanda Genocide
The mind of a survivor of genocide can be various, violent, confused, or blank, it can scar the mind
indefinitely or not. Not only are the conductors of the kill–spree are scary, but even the victims can
be just as terrifying. Two examples of genocide are the Holocaust and the Rwanda Genocide, both
of which gives off long ranges of psychological effects on the mind of those who survive. Survivors
struggle through the tragic events with the hope they would soon find and be with their loved ones.
So how does a survivor survive the experience of genocide? Although survival is key during the
event of a mass genocide, the experience victims go through can wreak havoc upon the mindset, go
into depression or even sometimes to help them strive to a better future. The experience of a mass
genocide can change a person, for the better or for the worse, many go under much stress, go
through symptoms such as PTSD and become scarred mentally and/or physically. At the end of the
Holocaust in World War II, survivors contained poor psychological well–being, mental scars for
which they experience PTSD or post–traumatic symptoms. After having to go through the
experience of genocide, survivors go through many phases, and mental and physical symptoms and
PTSD is one of many symptoms survivors can go through. (Holocaust) ("Psychological Pain of
Survivors"' par.8) "One way survivors coped with the prolonged horrors of the Holocaust was to
sustain the hope of reuniting with their families." As

Rwanda Genocide: The Assassination Of Rwanda
From June 7 to July of 1994, a kind of terrifying violence overcame small East–African country,
Rwanda. Close to a million lost their lives in just a span of one hundred days. Neighbors killing
neighbors, streets riddled with dead bodies and blood–thirsty rebels waiting to strike, and the near–
extermination of an entire population became an everyday reality for helpless Rwandans. The same
questions perplexed horrified people all around the world: What inspired such hate? And why did
this hate suddenly lead to such a gruesome course of action? The assassination of Rwanda's
president may have been the final catalyst that began the genocide, but it was far from being the
only catalyst. Rwanda's colonial history resulted in a clear schism between ... Show more content on
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Initially, Western media dismissed the beginnings of the genocide as just another "tribal conflict" or
civil war in "war–torn Africa". This often led outside countries to dismiss the conflict for up to a
month. Soon, however, as the Western journalists in Rwanda began to communicate to their
countries how bad the violence really was, a growing understanding of just how catastrophic the
genocide was finally began hitting the West. Unfortunately, before the West could gauge much
more, all non–Rwandan people were ordered out of the country. French, Belgian, American, and
other citizens living in Rwanda were ordered back to their country and they took with them the last
of the journalists who were truly connected to the Western world. Information about what was
happening every day and how the genocide was escalating was limited (The Editorial Board). Even
then, there were enough humanitarian organizations on the ground that constantly updated the
international community on the disastrous state of Rwanda. Despite knowing enough about the
genocide to at least intervene on some level, the international community was especially slow to
move. People were dying at alarming numbers in Rwanda and the world was hesitant to move
because it did not want to label the conflict a genocide ("Rwanda, Genocide, Hutu, Tutsi, Mass
Execution..."). Calling the conflict a genocide would mean definitive involvement and this
involvement, purely done for humanitarian reasons, would take up money and resources. Since most
countries had no interests to protect in Rwanda, they felt a limited sense of urgency and discussed
the correct definition of the word "genocide" while thousands got displaced and died ("Rwanda,
Genocide, Hutu, Tutsi, Mass Execution..."). Aside from not wanting to spend resources, nations like
America were hesitant to intervene in Africa because of their past on the continent. In the past,
American soldiers

Destruction Of Rwanda
Between the 1870s and 1900, much of Africa was scavenged at the hands of Europeans, divvied up
between Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain without much regard to the
people who actually inhabited the continent [Fouberg et al, Iweriebor]. From this, Rwanda arose as
an entity, as part of German East Africa, after the League of Nations mandate of Belgium following
World War I. Rwanda is located inland on the African continent, just below the equator, and
surrounded by Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda (as seen in the map on page 3).
Roughly 85% of Rwanda's population consists of Hutus and the remaining 15% Tutsi, with a small
population of Twa, a Pygmy group who were the original inhabitants of Rwanda [The Rwandan
Genocide, 2009]. Though the Tutsis are thought to have migrated into the Rwandan and Burundi
area from the southern highlands of Ethiopia and the Hutus are characterized as earlier inhabitants
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A ceasefire was reached in 1992–1993, in which Habyarimana signed an agreement, in Arusha,
Tanzania, with RPF to create a transition government that would include them [The Rwandan
Genocide, 2009]. In April of 1994, a plane carrying Habyarimana was shot down over the capital of
Kigali, by what was believed to be Hutu extremists [The Rwandan Genocide, 2009]. This was the
beginning of the Rwandan Genocide. Mass killings quickly spread throughout the country carried
out by the Presidential Guard and members of the Rwandan armed forces (FAR), slaughtering Tutsis
and moderate Hutus. It is believed that about 800,000 people were killed over the next three months.
The RPF resumed fighting, as their deal with Habyarimana was essentially void, and the Rwandan
civil war continued on alongside the genocide throughout the country [The Rwandan Genocide,

The Genocide in Rwanda
Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, once quoted that, "When we are unified, working together,
no challenge is insurmountable" (Arnlaugsdottir). His quote holds meaning and truth as within the
past twenty years, Rwanda has worked miraculously to rebuild and reunite the country that was left
disheveled by social conflict and genocide. There are many factors that have contributed to the
reconstruction of Rwanda, including international assistance, gacaca courts and International
Criminal Tribunal, annual commemoration ceremonies, and wellness and counseling efforts.
However, the influence and role of women within Rwanda is considered one of the most significant
forces and contributors to the unification and restoration of the country. The ... Show more content
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The genocide greatly impacted women and their roles in society. After the conclusion of the
genocide, women of all backgrounds and experiences came together to transform and rebuild
Rwanda. After all, women did make up a majority of the post–genocidal society. As a result, many
women have been able to find roles in government and leadership that have enabled them to take a
proactive stance to reforming and rebuilding the country. Rwanda could easily be considered one of
the world's leading examples of how empowering women can transform post–conflict societies. In
2003, the women of Rwanda gained a significant achievement in the means of being able to
participate in government and reform efforts. A referendum was enacted in the country's constitution
that enforced that 30% representation of women in the levels of government (Powley). In the most
recent 2013 election, in the lower house of the Rwandan parliament, women were elected to hold
64% of the seats while women were elected to hold 38.5% of the seats in the upper house (Republic
of Rwanda). According to the Republic of Rwanda official website, these statistics rank Rwanda as
#1 in the world for the highest number of women in parliament. These facts truly highlight the role
of women today. As well, the influence of women go beyond political roles as they are also holding
crucial positions of leadership in business, education, health, and other sectors affecting the lives of
all Rwandans (Republic of Rwanda).

Imperialism In Rwanda
The Rwanda revolution of 1959 was significant because it marked the shift in power between two
ethic groups within Rwanda. The country was originally led by the Tutsis and was later given to the
Hutus by their colonizers Belgium. The change in power between the Tutsis and the Hutus caused
tensions within the country as both groups battled for power. These tensions led to uprisings and as
a result led to the death of many Tutsis. The revolution of 1959 not only emphasized the exsiting
tensions between the two ethnic groups but it as well showed the impact of Belgium's influcences
even after Rwanda gained independce in 1962. In addition the revolution of 1959 was significtant
that the issues persited within the country for many years after and was one of the prominent reason
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The ditrubution of power by the Belgium colonizers within Rwanda were decided on basis where
physical appearance. The Tustsis originated from ethopia and the differend in apperance to that of
the Hutus and the Twa, Belgium felt that the Tutsis resembled Europeans, because they had a lighter
completions, their noses and eyes were more narraw in comparison to the Hutus who resembled an
west African look. Belgium introduced policies that allowed Tutsis to have power over the Hutus
and the Twa. The Tutsis were well off individuals as they held the most wealth within the country.
The Hierarchical structure was based upon a monarchy

Tension In Rwanda Genocide
World History II Colonial Legacies Research Paper
In 1994, a brutal battle of discrimination and hatred erupted. In the central African country of
Rwanda, a long brewing tension broke out in a battle between the Tutsi and Hutu. Lasting
approximately 100 days, the conflict forever changed the lives of 40% of the Rwandan population.
About 800,000 Tutsi were killed and many refugees fled the country ( "Rwandan Genocide"). It was
a grueling fight, based on land and power, that all started with a lopsided hierarchy created by the
Belgians that loomed over the heads of the Rwandan people. Belgium's colonization of Rwanda,
served as a catalyst to the genocide between the Tutsi and Hutu by creating the unjust differences
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This included higher class advantages to the Tusi in "government administration, as well as the
greater employment and educational opportunities than Hutu" people (Straus) Their civil balance
was starting to become undone. Over the years, the negative effects of the Belgian rule started to
multiply. Their leaders conducted a system throughout the country that supplied the Rwandan
people with identity cards. The Belgians made it so ethnicity was the defining feature of their
Rwanda existence and stereotyping began to take over the identities of the people. This scheme of
separation hit the everyone that lived in this country; the Tutsi, the Hutu and a group called the Twa
which only took up 1% of the population. ("Genocide in Rwanda." United). It was the "straw that
broke the camel's back", because it kicked off the distinct separation and difference between the
people who once lived peacefully together. By defining and segregating the population into distinct
groups through ID cards, there differences became more noticeable, while there similarities were

Rwanda Genocide
November 12, 2013
MAHG 5028 Religion and Genocide: Rittner Conversation Starter #12
Rwandan Genocide The Angels Have Left Us by Hugh McCullum, discusses the African tragedy
that took place in Rwanda, which resulted in the murder of over one million victims. The Rwanda
genocide was between two groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi. Hutu were considered to be the natives
and indigenous to the land, where Tutsi were considered to be the non–native settlers who were non
indigenous. Through propaganda and myth, the tension of ethnic hatred would slowly crumble the
Rwandan State. The Rwandan military distributed weapons with the funding from the French. On
April 6, 1994, Rwandan president Juvenal Habyariman's plane was shot down and ... Show more
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Road blocks where ID cards could be checked were large killing sights. Bodies of Tutsi, Hutu, and
Tutsi sympathizers could be seen left in large piles on the side of the road, scattered throughout the
streets, and inside homes and churches. Many victims fled to hospitals, schools, and churches in
hopes of sanctuary, but for many they became their tombs. Rwanda Prime Minister Faustin
Twagiramungo stated, "We have the same language, the same religions. There is no song or dance or
drum–beat that is peculiar to one or the other of our people. We had disputed before the colonial
period over things like land–ownership, and sometimes there were little fights, but the chiefs dealt
with it in the traditional way and never did we suffer destruction like we have just experienced" (1).
The racist theories of earlier colonizers tried to differentiate the two groups based on physical
appearances. Belgians considered Tutsi to be more European and were given educational
advantages. Hutu were excluded from all levels of power and left as a minority position. These
disadvantages along with the nations poverty, over population from refugees, land pressures, and
ecological degradation would rage the extremists and fuel their hatred. Rebels (interahamwe) and
Hutu extremists hunted Tutsi. The propaganda was fed through the Radio stations giving Hutu ideas
of how to find, capture, and kill Tutsi. Hutu rebels called the Tutsi minority cockroaches and felt it
was

Frontline: Genocide In Rwanda
Before watching this documentary from Frontline, I had never realized about the atrocities that had
occurred in Rwanda in 1994. I had been naive in not realizing that mass genocidal killings like the
ones shown were happening in our modern world. It was my assumption that international
organizations like the United Nations or the United States would take action to prevent these
horrendous acts from occurring. It was deeply shocking and overwhelming to see the horrendous
acts humans were doing to each other. The murderers in Rwanda acted like savage animals without
society or government to stop them from killing 800,000 innocent people. The most interesting
aspect of the documentary was learning that the international community failed on purpose and let
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Peace talks to settle disputes between the Tutsi and the Hutu set up by the US, France, and
Organisation of African Unity had tried to establish a peaceful government between the two groups.
That went up in flames fast as the President of the Rwanda was killed as his plane was shot down.
The next day the genocide began even with UN peacekeepers in the country. I was astonished to see
that the UN peacekeepers just left without taking any military action. The UN was founded after the
holocaust in Europe, one of the worst events in human history. Still, rather than the UN intervening
and preventing another genocide from occurring they simply left. The UN failed to do one of its
most important jobs and it was deeply

The Rwanda Genocide
April 7, 1994 marked the beginning of one hundred days of massacre that left over 800,000
thousand dead and Rwanda divided by a scare that to this day they are trying to heal. The source of
this internal struggle can be traced back to the segregation and favoritism established by Belgium
when they received Rwanda after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1918. At the time the
Rwandan population was 14% Tutsi, 1%Twa, and 85% Hutus; the Belgian's showed preferential
treatment to the Tutsi, who were seen as socially elite, by giving them access to higher educations
and better employment. This treatment causes the uprising of the Hutus in 1959 overthrowing the
Tutsi government forcing many to flee the country, sparking even greater resentment between the
two ethic groups. Without the interference and preferential treatment by the Belgian's this atrocity
could have likely been avoided.
When Belgium took control of Rwanda in 1916 the Hutu's and the Tutsi's had a slight differentiation
of the ethnic groups, the Hutu's were farmers and the Tutsi's were cattle herders. Though they both
spoke the same language and had similar traditions. The Tutsi were seen as a higher class of people,
only because it took more money to buy cattle, but it was possible to have upward movement in
society through changes in jobs or through intermarriage (Jones).
This slight separation was drastically increased when the Belgian's saw the Tutsi's as a superior race
allowing them far more

Violence In Rwanda
Since the beginning of civilization one of the most consistent methods in creating change has been
through violence. This violence can range anywhere from tribal warfare to world war or even to
modern violent protests. Although casualties are an expected result of deadly conflict, violence takes
on a new angle when it is performed through genocide. In only four months the casualties of the
genocide in Rwanda in 1994 surpassed the casualties of the American Civil War, which lasted four
years. With estimates between 800,000 to above one million casualties, Rwanda experienced one of
the quickest attempted exterminations of an ethnic group in world history, tied closely with the
Armenian genocide that lasted from 1915 to 1916.
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The RPF may have found that their invasion of Rwanda in 1990 to be the prime opportunity because
in 1989, "the international coffee price plunged by over 50 per cent," leaving the Rwandan economy
in a vulnerable position and any national army would be weaker if the economy was suffering
(Pottier 21). It was, however, found that "towards the end of 1990, just after the RPF invasion,
extremist elements of the Hutu government began planning mass murder of Tutsi," and the
international community was aware of these dangers (Clark 24). Johan Pottier was blunt when he
states that "preparations for genocide, invariably dressed up as self–defense against the Rwandese
Patriotic Front, an organization ethnicised as 'the Tutsi invader', had started some two years before
the actual slaughter" (30–31). There had been known killings of human rights activists and
journalists, as well as orders from prominent officials for the Hutu majority to prepare for the
killings and even organizing death squads to thoroughly eradicate the Tutsi (Pottier 22, 30). All of
these conditions, once mixed together with encouragement from the RPF and the Rwandan
government, spelt disaster for civilians and hundreds of thousands of people would lose their lives
over something that could have been prevented had the international

Since its joining of the UN on September 18, 1962, Rwanda has long been active in the field of
international politics. Rwanda was a Belgian colony. The population of this little East African nation
is divided into two ethnic groups, The Hutu majority, and the Tutsi minority. Conflict caused a
power struggle between these two parties and has plagued the nation for a good portion of the
twentieth century. During Belgian occupation, the Belgians relied upon the Tutsis to govern the
nation, as their skin was lighter and heads were physically larger. This would soon stern great strife,
as in 1959, both sides began to demand more political independence and war broke out. Hundreds of
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They commended the parties for finding value and diplomacy and for seeking peaceful political
solutions. However strenuous it may seem, that was evident in July, when the parties agreed to
extend the period of the negotiations for another four months to give themselves more time to close
the underlying gaps. They have continued the talks on P5+1 Iran's nuclear program. The
representatives of those countries are negotiating a comprehensive plan of action that, once
implemented, would ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon and that Iran's nuclear
program is exclusively peaceful. They seek to finalize such arrangements by 24 November of this
year. Hopefully the negotiation goes well. In the meantime, the Council and its Iran Sanctions
Committee must ensure the continued implementation of United Nations sanctions. We have been
troubled to hear reports of confusion as to whether the sanctions remain in effect during the period
of negotiations. Although the P5+1 offered Iran some limited and reversible sanctions relief as part
of the joint plan of action, the plan included no changes to United Nations sanctions. The role of the
1737 Committee in support of the P5+1 process is vital to its success. We agree with the Chair that
only the Security Council itself can alter the sanctions measures applied by the

Groupthink In Rwanda
The 2004 film, Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George, highlights the brutality of the Rwandan
Genocide between the Hutu and the Tutsi peoples. The results of the conflict were the death of
almost one million Rwandan citizens, mostly Tutsi. Initially, the conflict arose when Belgium
internationals came into Rwanda and gave power to the Tutsi, who were lighter skinned and taller,
which led to extremist Hutu groups to arise in response to this unfairness. Ultimately, this uprising
and forming of the two distinct groups was heavily influenced by propaganda, political corruption,
and groupthink, and all of which essentially resulted in the huge tragedy. Conflict Theory is directly
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The concept of groupthink comes from Irving Janis who discusses how "small groups tend to be
vulnerable to a dangerous psychological process" (Barash 2014, 31). This group mentality allows
for desensitization as well as a thirst for power. During the film, Paul Rusesabagina interacts
multiple times with Georges Rutaganda who leads Interahamwe, a cruel local Hutu militia. Often he
is seen trying to influence Paul into agreeing with his ideals either with threats or solicitations.
There is a parade for "Hutu Power" during the film, where George is seen dancing along others
whom are all brandishing weapons. This scene is significant because it shows how blissful events
such as parades can influence individuals to celebrate a cause that is questionable. Additionally, one
important symptom of groupthink is the "illusion of being invulnerable to the main dangers that
might arise from a risky action in which the group is strongly tempted to engage" (Barash 2014, 35).
It seemed as though throughout the film the members of the militia felt invincible and did not
believe action would be taken against them, as was often the case. Thus, with this image of
complete power in their minds, they felt no guilt with their actions, especially in a group

Rwanda Research Paper
Located in Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and north of Burundi, the
Republic of Rwanda is predominantly rural, and its population relatively young; additionally, its
population density is one of the highest in Africa. Humans began inhabiting the region between
8,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE, and had structured themselves into various clans (Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa)
by the 15th century. The Tutsi Nyiginya clan grew to be the more dominant, and during the 19th
century, under the reign of King Kigeli Rwabugiri, reached its greatest expansion. Hutus make make
84 percent of the population, Tutsi 15, and Twa 1 percent.
The territory of Rwanda was assigned to Germany as part of German East Africa in 1884. Under
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In some cases, Hutu civilians were forced to murder their Tutsi neighbours by military personnel.
Participants were often given incentives, such as money or food, and some were even told they
could appropriate the land of the Tutsis they killed. The mass killings in Rwanda quickly spread
from Kigali to the rest of the country, with some 800,000 people slaughtered over the next three
months. In response, more than 2 million people, nearly all Hutus, fled Rwanda, crowding into
refugee camps in the Congo and other neighboring countries.
The international community largely remained on the sidelines during the Rwandan genocide. A
U.N. Security Council vote in April 1994 led to the withdrawal of most of a U.N. peacekeeping
operation.. As reports of the genocide spread, the Security Council voted in mid–May to supply a
more robust force, including more than 5,000 troops. By the time that force arrived in full, however,
the genocide had been over for months.
Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but several thousand remain in
neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Paul Kagame became President of Rwanda in
March 2000. In August of 2003, he won a landslide victory in the first national elections since his
government took power in

Rpf In Rwanda
During 1959, the Hutus removed the Tutsi monarchy and thousands of Tutsis escaped to bordering
countries. A large group of Tutsi exiles created a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front. The
RPF(abbreviated) came into Rwanda to start a war which ended in a peace agreement in 1993.
Following the civil war in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus, the Rwandan President
Juvenal Habyarimana's plane was shot down near the Kigali, which also was carrying two Hutus.
The Hutus blamed the RPF and began to slaughter them all immediately. It was complete
devastation, people killing their friends, neighbors, and even husbands/wives who had Tutsi ID
cards. The main points or central issues of the Rwandan Genocide were shown through the actions
of the perpetrators, victims, upstanders, and the bystanders. Perpetrators(Hutus) were brainwashed
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From his teamwork with his colleagues in ADRA and helping the orphanages and families, Carl
displayed himself as a true hero. He saved lives because he stayed. He helped those who were in
need, he stuck around no matter what obstacles he had to face, and he kept a positive outlook on
life, knowing he would soon be with his wife and children. We should learn to stop standing around
watching atrocities like this occur, and instead follow the example of Carl, becoming an upstander
and doing everything we can possibly do to help in times of need. Shock, disgust and emotional
pain are my personal reactions to the Rwandan Genocide. I felt sick to my stomach reading the
terrible events that Carl explained during his experience in the genocide and watching the
documentary where hundreds of thousands of bodies lay as objects on the ground after being
brutally murdered. The mere image of a child who just lost his/her life sickens me, knowing that
innocence was the only thing held on the back of that

Stressors In Rwanda
Many situations and acts that are unacceptable need a stressor. Stressors are situations and/or events
that lead to a catastrophic outcome, such as the Rwanda genocide. The tension between both the
Hutu and Tutsi already existed; it only needed something to reach its breaking point – a stressor. On
April 6, 1994, the plane that occupied Juvenal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, and Cyprien
Ntaryamina, President of Burundi crashed due to unexplained circumstances. Over the next three
months in Rwanda after the crash carrying both Presidents, mass killings began to occur. The kill
count escaladed dramatically leaving one million Rwandans dead and two million seeking refugee
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In the beginning Radio Libre de Mille Collines (RTLM) was not the main source of media coverage,
Radio Rwanda was considered the "official" government station. Thanks to President Habyarimana,
Radio Rwanda had been able to broadcast, using the palace – directly across the street from the
station – as a direct line in case the power failed. RTLM managed to gain access to this direct line
that gradually faded out Radio Rwanda's signals to a minimal broadcasting network. Through this
Radio Rwanda had minimal influence and responsibility over the inflammatory messages RTLM
broadcasted making them the main voice of ethnic hatred (Kellow and Steeves 1998, 118). The
main source for inflammatory comments and snide remarks situated from RTLM. The stations
continuous references and language such as vigilant, fight or kill, defend, and/or exterminate only
aided in fanning the flames during the times of low genocide when the kill count dropped in
numbers. The constant reference to inyenzi (or cockroach – a term used to describe Tutsi rebels and
Tutsi civilians) directed its comments to a particular group, the Tutsi (Straus 2007, 623).
Radio can only be deemed effective if there is an audience to broadcast towards. If there is no
audience radio broadcasting becomes pointless and ineffective. Its effectiveness is achieved through
their popularity and through viewers acceptance of what is being presented.
RTLM immediately attracted a large audience, especially

Propaganda In Rwanda
Rwanda is a located in Central Africa and is made up of mostly two groups, the Tutsis and the Hutus
("Rwanda Genocide Facts" 1). Twenty–three years ago, the Rwandan people were forever changed.
For exactly one hundred days, the Hutus tried to eliminate all of the Tutsis that occupied Rwanda
(Coleman 3). However, this display of gruesome acts was not random but was caused by years of
hate, separation, and tension between the Tutsis and the Hutus.
The turmoil started in 1916 when Belgians produced identity cards classifying people according to
their ethnicity ("Rwandan Genocide Facts" 1). Since the Belgians considered the Tutsis to be
superior, the Tutsis embraced this idea and enjoyed better opportunities than the Hutus for a number
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Afterward, there was between 300,000 to 400,000 survivors left ("Genocide Facts" 1). However,
seventy percent of the Tutsis in Rwanda had already been murdered and a total of twenty percent of
the population was wiped out ("Rwandan Genocide Facts 1–2"). Furthermore, 75,000 orphans and
50,000 widows were left behind ("Genocide Facts" 1). On top of that, the genocide is still affecting
people today because over half the children have stopped going to school and 40,000 people are
homeless (1). "Fortunately, after the genocide, many prominent figures in the international
community lamented the outside world's general obliviousness to the situation and its failure to act
in order to prevent the atrocities from taking place ("The Rwandan Genocide" 2)." Resulting in the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda operation that remained in Rwanda for two years, as
one of the largest humanitarian relief efforts in history

Rwanda Journey
What was happening in your town?
I was born on April 13, 1994, in a small town in the USA. Today, I am a college going student, busy
with my studies and other activities. However, during a history lesson, something made me ponder
as to what the world would have been like in the year I was born or the month. I listen regularly to
the news, but those headlines are forgotten by the end of the day. I just wondered what my city or
town or the country was like in the year 1994. I was thinking about going back by two decades.
Well, it would certainly be interesting to know more about my country and the world. I did not want
to miss this chance of exploring my very own connection with history and so began my research. I
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Rwanda gained independence in 1962. The minority Tutsi community members were always a
target of the ethnic Hutu extremists (Rwanda: Background to Genocide 2017), and the violence
continued even after the independence. Negotiations took place at times, and the Hutu extremists
were angered by the power–sharing agreement in 1993. The Civil war in Rwanda in 1990 mounted
the tensions between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority. Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) was
created by the Rwandan exiles, and it was made of mostly Tutsis (Rwanda genocide: 100 days of
slaughter 2014).
Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide is one of the darkest moments in human history. What
sparked the violence against the Tutsi was an airplane crash that carried the presidents of Rwanda
and Burundi. A carefully organized genocide carried on for more than 100 days and killed about
800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates (Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter 2014). In just a few
hours, Hutu rebels took over the streets of Kigali and eliminated Rwanda's leadership successfully
within a day. Hutu extremists took advantage of the political vacuum created and thus took control
of the country. Detailed lists of Tutsi targets were prepared with names, addresses and license plates.
Rwandans were soon murdering their neighbors and people were encouraged to kill those on the
lists.
No reaction from the world? The world watched as

Everything begun in the 1300s when the Tutsi became apart of what was called Rwanda at the time.
The Tutsi was under the Hutu and TWA control. 85% of the population was Hutu's, followed by the
Tutsi's, with a small number of TWA who was a pygmy group basically the original citizens of
Rwanda. Around the 1600s King Ndori got the upper hand of the central Rwanda and removed
some of Hutu areas. In the late 1800s Rwanda became part of the German east Africa. Before
Belgians takes over Rwanda in the 1916 the Britain and Germany agreed to set boundaries that
separated the German east Africa. In 1921 Rwanda was handed over to the England. July 25th 1959
King Mutara III. Monarch of Rwanda died. Also the Tutsi ruler was removed by the Hutu Majority.
Around 20,000 Tutsi People was killed. Which forced the King to exile. During this time a
revolution of the Hutu's forced as many as 300,000 Tutsi's to flee the country, making and even
smaller minority. By the early 1961 the Hutu's forces Rwanda Tutsi's monarch into exile and declare
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During this time the United Nation trusted territory of Ruanda–Urundi was split between the
independent nations of Rwandi and Burund. Ten Years later the Tutsi government killed around
100,000 Hutu in Burundi. When the Tutsi exiles from Uganda in 1990 they invaded Rwanda.
During the 90s the president asked the french troops to help block an ethnic Tutsi exile force. On
August 4th 1993 Rwandan Hutu's and Tutsi Negotiated a power sharing agreement in Arusha,
Tanzania. January of 1994 the Canadian Gen. Romeo Dallaire sent over a fax to warn the UN about
the mass killing that was about to occur. When the commander of the UN forces in Rwandan tried to
reach out to the Kigali Government to making a plat to slaughter all Tutsi. Gen'1 Romeo Dallaire of
Canada was ordered not to protect the

Post Genocide Rwanda
Post–genocide Rwanda engages political, development and social academics and researchers in the
pursuit to better understand how this small African nation collapsed into genocide and rebuilt itself
since. Rwanda is best known for its 1994 Rwandan Genocide, also referred as the Genocide against
Tutsis, witnessed over 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis and moderate Hutus butchered in just 100 days
(Prunier 1995, 143, 213, 263). While the nation is often praised by international institutions and
other states for its rapid social and economic development, high usage of foreign aid and policies
against corruption since the end of the genocide (Zorbas 2011, 103, 109–10), it is often mired in
controversies and weighing debate by the academic community.
This

The Genocide In Rwanda
On April 6 1994, President Habyarimana's plane was shot down after leaving a ceasefire negotiation
with Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) in Tanzania. Which lead to what is known today as the
genocide in Rwanda; a three–month period in which 333 people were killed every hour, or about
five people every minute (125). All while the International powers that could have stepped in and
made a difference either ignored the situation or supported and enabled the massacre. Gourevitchs
book probably provides one of the clearest pictures on the ways that hundreds of thousands of lives
could have been saved with just a little bit of intervention on behalf of the international community,
or in some cases the seizure of international intervention. However, ... Show more content on
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Even though France supported Rwanda's government for years prior to and during the genocide,
they were still part of the UN peacekeeping. They provided support and backing in the means of
weapons, aid, and even military training to the Hutus government. France's President Francois
Mitterrand even had openly stated–as the newspaper Le Figaro later reported it–"In such countries,
genocide is not too important." (324–325). Not only did they have forces on the ground, but were
also in charge of protecting the fleeing refugees from the brutality being committed. Without
Frances contribution there is a chance that the genocide may never had

Inhumanity In Rwanda Genocide
The Belgians' act of inhumanity through the discrimination of the Hutu is the main reason that the
Rwandan genocide took place. In the article titled, Rwanda Genocide of 1994, the author begins by
introducing the background of 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." ("Rwanda Genocide"). For instance, the Belgian colonizers threw the Hutu into agriculturist
and other primary jobs which did not earn them enough to support themselves. Tutsis were given
complete control over the government. This cruel classification of the Hutus directly relates to the
different acts of inhumanity present before the genocide even started.

Rwanda Research Paper
For my individual essay I chose the country of Rwanda. I have chosen this country due to the fact I
have a friend from this country so I have always been extremely interested in it. One of several
things that have peaked my interest is the amount of war that has taken place there over the past
many years. Also, the fact that the weather in Rwanda is beautiful almost year around except for
some rainy seasons. It is also such a beautiful country with mountains, volcanos, and lots of
vegetation. Rwanda has many similarities to the United States like their government, religion and
judicial system. Although these things do not mirror the ones in the United States the do share very
similar aspects.
Rwanda is made up of three ethnic groups. Twa a small hunter–gatherer group make up one percent
of the population. Twa is also credited for first settling there sometime between the 5th and 11th
century. The Hutu who are the biggest group making up eighty–five percent of the population are
believed to be closely related to the Twa. Lastly the Tutsi who make up fourteen percent of the
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Some other religions practiced here are Muslim, and Atheism among other very small religions.
Rwanda is also very diverse when it comes to languages the most common languages spoken is
Rwanda, properly known as Kinyarwanda, English, and French. Rwanda a Bantu language is
spoken by most all Rwandans. English and French have traditionally been spoken by only a small
percent of the population, even though English was named in Rwanda as the language of
educational instruction in 2008. Swahili also spoken in the country is still considered the primary
means of communication to most other Africans from neighboring

Bang!Boom! The Hutus entered Tutsis homes and started to kill using machetes, guns and their
hands. They killed the young, old, disabled, it didn't matter. On the night of April 7th,1994 the
elimination of the Tutsi race began.The Hutu and Tutsis did not live in perfect harmony before the
invasion of Europeans. Major problems did not occur until after colonialism was over. When the
Europeans settled down, they divided Hutus and Tutsis by their physical traits. Tutsis were favored
by the Europeans causing hatred from Hutus. With their division amongst different races, European
colonialism put Rwanda on the road to genocide.The mass murder of millions of Tutsis and
moderate Hutus in the Rwandan Genocide was driven by the imperialistic motives of the Belgian
government. Germans were one of the early Europeans who explored Rwanda in the late 19th
century. When they arrived, they came upon different ethnic tribes living in that region. Germans
ranked the different tribes by how closely they resemble European features. The Tutsis were favored
because they were tall, skinny, and had angular faces. Germans put them above the Hutus, who were
stockier and were thought to have more ape–like features. This new ranking led the foundations for
a hierarchy that put those who looked more European at the top of society.
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It scared them mentally, physically and emotionally. The genocide took away their faith, trust, and
most of their families. Today, Rwandans are still affected by the events that occured on April 4,
1994. Over 800, 000 people were murdered and 95,000 children were orphaned. Women as young
as 12 were rapped which resulted in 2,000 to 10,000 "war babies" from forced impregnation. Some
Hutus still believe stand for what they did and take pull pride that they killed innocent lives. In
present day Rwanda, people still live in fear that there could be another genocide and live in fear of
what to

Rwanda And Belgium : Rwanda
Rwanda and Belgium
When atrocities take place in the world, society tends to forget and move on without proper
historical reasoning, this is what took place in Rwanda. Before the colonization by Germany and
Belgium, Rwanda was divided into two prominent groups. The elite Tutsi, and the Hutu, who were
peasant farmers. Due to competition, greed, and envy every European Nation wanted to divide and
conquer Africa for themselves. Germany and Belgium did not take into consideration the different
tribes when they agreed to divide Rwanda up for natural resources and profit. The greed of Belgium
and long standing rivalry between two tribes steered a once prosperous Kingdom into turmoil. The
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Even though there was already a system in place that was already quite unequal, the relationship
between the two were civil, until the 19th century (Haperen 120). Racial tensions increased and
colonialization intensified the distinction between the two both racially and economically.
The colonization of Rwanda began in 1884 at the Berlin Colonial Conference. The territory of
Rwanda was given to Germany. "The German Government set up military post in Rwanda
beginning in 1891 and introduced civil administration in 1907 (Newbury, 257)." The Germans did
not take direct control of the territory, instead colonial rule via local leaders was instituted. The
colonial perception on Africans were based on racist and ignorant views (Haperen 99). The Hamitic
Hypothesis was then brought into the picture. This Hypothesis suggests that everything of value in
Sub Saharan Africa was brought by the Hamites, "a people inherently superior to the native
populations" (Sanders). The Tutsi were then chosen because their Caucasoid qualities are more
European than The Hutus. The Germans choose Tutsi over the Hutu primarily because of skin color,
size of the nose and eye color. They were given power because these qualities showed that they
were more intelligent and more fit to rule. The goal was to pick the ethnic group that looked more
white. This continued to fuel the

The Rwanda Genocide
"As human beings, we simply cannot allow another 6 million freshly dug graves in Africa because
of preventable actions. Mass atrocities can be successfully confronted and ended (pg. 237).''
I agree with this statement, as it states in the book, "If the United States and other governments–
working directly and through the United Nations– have sufficient political will, they can work with
concerned African governments to make a difference in conflict– plagued countries (pg. 205)." So
let go back a little, when the genocide took place in Rwanda 800,000 people last their lives. It
seemed as if it wasn't a major concern to other countries, because everything took place at a slow
process to stop the violence at the time. But the world agreed upon,

The Genocide In Rwanda
Rape itself is a sensitive topic, although it was desensitized by the Hutu men after they raped
approximately 250,000 women (Brysiewicz et al. 2). The genocide in Rwanda was devastating,
causing problems with deeper roots than a normal war. Not only were there upwards of 1 million
deaths, a whole community was destroyed and corrupted by HIV/AIDS. Rape was such a driving
force of the genocide because the Tutsi women were sexually sweeter, and it allowed the
community to feel destroyed (Brysiewicz et al. 3). Rape babies serve as constant reminder of the
tragedy; the effects are everlasting and people slowly died from HIV/AIDS, as well as social
isolation. This source explains the genocide, why it happened, the causes of it, and an overview of ...
When a women is raped in their culture, she loses her virginity which leaves room for other people
to assume they are a slut or do not appreciate modern marriage. Social isolation occurs among these
women and their life is practically ruined (Brysiewicz et al. 3). Men look down on women who are
infected with HIV/AIDS because they are unclean. They would not want to run the risk of getting
infected as well. Many Rwandan men also do not appreciate condoms as much as people in other
parts of the world. When they marry they want to have kids and want sex to be a sacred thing when
they first marry, as that is a common custom in Rwandan culture. Also, many of the rape victims
had children as a result of rape. This restricted them even more to marrying because that had to care
for a child and the male would have not liked that the child was not

Role Of Imperialism In Rwanda
At the end of World War I, Belgium accepted the League of Nations authorization to govern the
Ruanda–Urundi territory. Which later became Rwanda and Burundi. Two separate territories. Prior
to Belgian rule, the African native people coexisted amongst each other and lived in peace under the
same religion and spoke the same language. That was until the Belgian caused division amongst the
people.They divided the people based on physical features. The Belgium announced that the Tutsis
were more superior due to their visible features which included those with longer pointier noses,
lighter skin, those who were taller, and had more elegance. The Hutus were the opposite. They were;
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Later that night, the massacre truly took place. The Hutus decided what the country needed was not
constant retaliations from the Tutsis, but an ethnic cleansing.Soldiers and militia sent messages
throughout the country via radio, to carry out a wave of killings. They vigorously slaughtered almost
an entire generation of Tutsis. Raped Tutsi women, and murdered the Tutsi children as they refuse to
allow next generation Tutsis to reborn.While innocent people were being executed by machetes and
guns, neither the Belgian soldiers, the British nor the UN interfered. When they realized the rebels
were getting out of control they evacuated all the foreigners out of the country and abandoned the
Africans. It wasn't until the very end, 100 days later after almost a million people were
manslaughtered, did the Belgian soldiers came and rescue certain Africans Tutsis and Hutus. In July
1994 the holocaust ended as the Tutsi rebels drove away the Hutu maniacs. In conclusion, the
atrocity that was the Rwandan genocide was caused by hatred. Insanity fed the so called ethnic
cleansing. A million bloody corpse covered the streets of Rwanda, during this time period. Families
lost, children left scared. This redundant annihilation would've never occurred if the Belgians just
left things as they were in the first

Genocide In Rwanda
The United Nations efforts in peace–keeping operations in Rwanda had many setbacks and was
considered to be a failure for many reasons. One of the reasons being the International community's
failure to make a distinction between a civil war and genocide in Rwanda. (Khan, 196) This meant
that the little effort presented by the UN department of peacekeeping operations was often too late.
In previous years the world has witnessed countless civil wars which have taken place in Somalia,
Liberia, Haiti, Georgia and Angola. However, genocide was not present in these wars and was
uncommon. (Khan, 196) According to Alain Destexhe, Rwanda was only the third experience of
genocide in this century. Thus, with the ongoing tensions and unrest, dating back to 1990, between
the Hutu–led government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) it was evident that Rwanda was
on course for a civil war but what was failed to realise was that a genocide was also taking place.
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(Wikipedia) The member states of the Security Council were more so focused on the aspect of civil
war rather than genocide, which made it difficult to provide effective assistance and also prevented
them from acting under the 1948 'convention of the prevention and punishment of the crime of
genocide'. (Khan, 197) Although, there was a Chapter VI mandate which called for a ceasefire and
for Rwanda to revisit the Arusha Accords presented in 1993 (Khan,2) however, the unrest in
Rwanda was in fact a genocide and thus the Chapter VI mandate did not have much of an effect and
could not prevent the massacre of thousands of

Hotel Rwanda Essay
Hotel Rwanda Muanza Tshitenga
After World War II, it was assumed that the genocide executed by the Nazis would never be allowed
to happen again, that was until the genocide in Rwanda. In the 2004 film, Hotel Rwanda, directed
by Terry George, the malice humankind is able to exhibit is once again portrayed in this historical
drama film. Hotel Rwanda shows this dark period in human history through the eyes of the hotel
manager Paul Rusesabagina. The cruelty, hatred; the triumph and fall of the human spirit,
selfishness, and the hope that can arise from the acts of one ordinary man, was portrayed. In the film
Hotel Rwanda, through the director's use of cinematography, music and sound effects; the ethical
and moral issues of the film are made clear to the audience.
The film is based in Rwanda 1994, at that time Rwanda was composed of two major ethnical
groups: Hutu (making up 85% of the population), and Tutsi (making up 14%). During this time one
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The camera seldom left Paul Rusesabagina's situation, the effect this holds on the film is that it
implies that this film is seen through the eyes of Paul. By doing so the director recreates all the
emotions of volatility, suspense and unsureness of what's about to occur. In the scene after Paul and
his family enjoys a comforting night, he awakes the following morning to find a gun aimed at him.
By following Paul's situation, it creates more than just dramatic value. The audience are entranced
into the film, as if they were experience the story firsthand, this creates a very "real" experience.
Earlier in the film the director decides to include a scene of the Interahamwe militias parading down
a road; in this scene Dube, Paul's co–worker, is shown as being afraid of militia since he is a Tutsi.
The director included this scene to portray the constant fear the Tutsi lived with prior to the

Rape In Rwanda Genocide
An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 woman were victims of rape during the Rwandan genocide. More
than 67% of these woman also suffered from the transmission of HIV through a system rape used as
a genocidal weapon. This was one of the many cruel methods carried out by Hutu nationalists to
oppress the Tutsi people, and eradicate their presence from Rwanda. Over a 3 month period Rwanda
experienced an outbreak of mass killings of Tutsi people and Hutu moderates. Media broadcasting
prompted Hutu nationalist to raise arms against their Tutsi oppressors, who for decades had
subjected them as inferior by influence of a biased imperial race ideology. Nationalism was a
driving force on both sides of these two major ethnic groups in Rwanda. The introduction

The Rwanda Genocide
The last and most important similarity is that these events still require our attention and help. The
infrastructure has been rebuilt, Hutus and Tutsis live together as neighbors and there have been no
major outbreaks of violence. In the years since the genocide, Rwandans have worked hard to
overcome that legacy. It is considered a safe country with little to no corruption and a burgeoning
economy (O'Donnell 4). Remains of victims are still being found. Here is a quotation that might
better help you understand the recovery process from the prospective of a first hand witness in
Rwanda:
'The river Kagera flows into a steep ravine that forms the natural border between Tanzania and
Rwanda. There is a small waterfall where the river narrows before

Rwanda Genocide Essay
Imagine living a life of fear, turmoil, with death all around. Hearing gun shots being fired, death
chants, machete use, dead bodies everywhere. Afraid to close your eyes at night to rest, yet more
afraid to wake up in the morning. To sustain your life and the life of your loved ones you must hide
out, kill others, watch your neighbors be killed at the hands of the enemy. Knowing if you are
caught you could be forced to murder your own family, be raped, be held captive, be starved to
death, and most likely be killed. In 1994, this was the life many faced in Rwanda. "Rwanda has
become a synonym for one of the worst genocides of the 20th century (Lemarchand, (n.d.), p. 483).
Rwanda is a small country located near the center of Africa. Kigali is the capital which is located in
the center of the country. In 1991, the population of Rwanda was 7.7 million, according to the
national census. Rwanda was made up of three ethnic groups 90 percent of the population was Hutu,
9 percent was Tutsi, and 1 percent was Twa (Worldwithoutgenocide.org, 2013). A civil war broke
out between the two major ethnic groups the Hutus and the Tutsis, which led to a large–scale ...
Rwanda's colonial period, the Belgians chose the minority Tutsis over the Hutus which created a
legacy of tension that erupted into violence. In 1959, ethnic violence was directed against the Tutsi
chiefs erupted, killing hundreds of people, both Tutsis and Hutus. This violence ended rather
quickly with assistance from the Belgian troops. This was the beginning of the first phase of the
Hutu–led revolutionary process that forced over 200,000 Tutsis to depart from Rwanda. By 1961,
the victorious Hutus had banished Rwanda's Tutsi monarchy, declaring the country a republic.
Rwanda gained independence from Belgium in July of 1962 (History.com,

The Rwanda Genocide Essay
The world's history has been tainted by many instances of violence targeted at specific groups of
people due to either their ethnicity or beliefs. This paper will discuss the characteristics of the
Rwanda Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust. The Rwanda Genocide targeted the Tutsis because of
their ethnicity, while the Holocaust targeted the Jews because of their ethnicity and religion.
To really understand the Rwandan Genocide and the Final Solution, one must understand the
background of the two exterminated peoples. The Tutsis are an ethnic group that resides in the
African Great Lakes region. During the Europeans settlements in Rwanda, the colonists need an
identifier to separate the population of Rwanda. Belgium settlers defined "Tutsi" ... Show more
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(Hitler's Book "Mein Kampf") The Nazis claimed that the Jewish people and religion was the source
of their downfall, and the genocide of the Jewish people was their only option.
Propaganda for the Rwanda Genocide began when the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) invaded
Rwanda in 1990. Thus, the Hutu Power Movement began. A group of government officers and
officials began a magazine called "Kangura", which spread anti–Tutsi propaganda. The Hutu Ten
Commandments, which were published in the Kangura, was an example of racist guidelines for the
Hutus if they ever came into contact with a Tutsi. By 1990, the Rwandan army began arming its
civilians with swords and clubs under the pretense of self defense. These weapons became the main
tools used in the genocide. After the ceasefire between the Rwanda government and the RPF in
1992, Hutu extremists in the Rwandan government and the army began to plot against the President
in fear of allowing the Tutsis to participate in governmental issues. The extremists began a new
radios station named "Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLMC), which broadcasted
racist propaganda against Tutsis. Hutu extremist leaders also staged or reported false events to
convince the Hutu population that the Tutsis were accomplices of the RPF. (Propaganda and
Practice) The Holocaust, on the other hand, utilized many more ways of propaganda.

Genocide In Rwanda
The Rwanda Genocide "' Beautiful?' said one Rwandan. 'After the things that have happened here?'"
("GENOCIDE–RWANDA") This quote is an example of how the Rwandan Genocide changed the
lives and perspectives of many people living there. This genocide brings back horrific memories to
families and people living in Rwanda. This genocide lasted a total of 100 days and nearly 800,000
people were perished in it. The Rwandan Genocide was a very shocking and depressing event in
history that should never be forgotten.
To start with, Rwanda is a very small country located near the center of Africa ("Rwandan
Genocide<< World Without Genocide–Working to create a World Without Genocide"). It had a
population of 7.7 million: 90% Hutu ethnic group and 9% Tutsis before the genocide began
("Rwandan Genocide<< World Without Genocide–Working to create a World Without Genocide").
The first tension was driven between the Hutus and the Tutsis when European colonists moved into
Rwanda and chose the Tutsis for a group to be privileged and educated ("GENOCIDE–
RWANDA"). Because of this, Hutus ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
According to the United Human Rights Council, "Tutsis and people suspected of being Tutsi, were
killed in their homes as they tried to flee to get away from Hutu persecution." People who didn't
agree with the killing, even Hutus, were brutally murdered as they tried to speak against the
genocide ("United Human Rights Council"). The killing in this genocide, often using machetes and
clubs, was entirely carried out by hand ("GENOCIDE–RWANDA"). About 200,000 people
participated in the killings of the genocide ("United Human Rights Council"). In the time span of
100 days, 800,000 men, women, and children were killed, which was as much as ¾ of the Tutsi
population ("United Human Rights

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