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So, I am urging the community to understand that the timing of our speaking out and acting to help save the Tutsis was enactable, and perhaps we could have saved many more lives if we had acted sooner. Instead of adopting a "shoot first, act second" policy, I think that we should reframe the strategies for when and how a country is to start to poke itself into the affairs of others- that way there is no unfairness and everyone has a strategy to prevent Genocide such as these from occurring. If we were to establish a definition for protocol we would take, like the UN did with Genocide we can save lives in the future. This way, we can raise awareness about the horrors of the Rwandan Genocide and use them as an example for how we as a nation and world need to better about eliminating Genocide.

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From learning about this Genocide, there was a severe lack of intervention from other countries willing to step in and speak out against the violence being committed by the Hutus. The Rwandan Genocide is known for framing the debate around countries interactions and interference in other countries affairs and whether it is their place to intervene. While it is true countries cannot simply invade other countries because their ideals differ, when a Genocide of this scale is committed it must be a priority of the UN and the world to help those being targeted and systemically killed off.

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Conspiracy To Commit Murder, Linda Melvern
- https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=xIwz20bNknsC&oi=fnd&pg=PR13&dq=rwandan+genocide&ots=esMhXJGzvv&sig=cO9ePnnoCx_Dn2pXyOSJAVp7NAU#v=onepage&q=rwandan%20genocide&f=false

"Rwandan Genocide", History.com
- https://www.history.com/topics/africa/rwandan-genocide

Crimes Against Humanity, Greg Feldmeth

"Turning Pain Into Hope", Danielle Paquette

United Nations ICTR,
- http://unictr.irmct.org

"Rwanda genocide of 1994"
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Rwanda-genocide-of-1994#ref1111304

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There was no outright denial of the Genocide as there was in Nuremberg, but through the humanitarian zones some Hutus were able to escape punishment.

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As survivors may never be able to feel truly at peace with what they experienced, they were given the opputnity through the legal actions taken by the courts that provided them with: student outreach, information centers, legal training, and healing steps as well.

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The ICTR was the first court since Tokyo and Nuremberg to convict a former head of government (Kambanda), convict for rape, convict media persons for perpetuating Genocide

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

1. 1955 begin indicating high ranking officials and officers

2. 1998: Prime Minister during Genocide Kambanda pleads guilty  in court to role he had

3. in 2008 there were 3 convictions of Rwandan officials for the part they played in orchestrating the Genocide.

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U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, “The failure of Rwanda is 10 times greater than the failure of Yugoslavia. Because in Yugoslavia the international community was interested, was involved. In Rwanda nobody was interested.”

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Stage 6, 7 & 8: Polarization, Preparation, Persecution  

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Stage 6, 7 & 8: Polarization, Preparation, Persecution  

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With the hate propgrnad being spread and target being put on Tutsi's backs, the Hutus were clear in their intent to eliminate the Tutsis.

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Hutus were so enraged that they would use the radio to urge civilians to kill any Tutsis. RPF fights against the Rwandan army again.

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The Hutus slaughter the tutsi population, committing Genocide as they do.

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The UN voted in 1944 to send more troops, but by the time they did the Genocide was over. However, the French intervened 1944 with UN troops. Established "humanitarian zone" that saved many Tutsi lives.

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The Hutus were relentless in their pursuit of the Tutsis. Men, women, and children were killed (machetes were one way Hutus committed murder.) This led to over 800,000 deaths and over 200,000 women raped.

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The infamous event that sparked the brutal attack of Hutus against Tutsis. Rwanda President Habyarimana and the President of Burundi plane was shot down- killing them both.

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Stage 4 & 6: Dehumanization and Polarization 

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Stage 4 & 6: Dehumanization and Polarization 

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With the Commandments established and propaganda spread, this dehumanizes the Tutsis by denying them their equal rights, and isolates them from society

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Despite the peace accords signed in 1933, the Hutus spread hate messages about the Tutsis--> The Hutu 10 Commandments was a list of rules that denied Tutsis equal social, political, and economic status as Hutus.

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The Arusha Accords was an amnesty agreement between the RPF and Rwandan government.

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The Rwandan Patriotic Front was an assembly of Tutsi refugees who invaded Rwanda and began to fight the Rwandan army --> this led to what is known as the Rwandan Civil War.

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This represents one example of the organization stage of genocide. The Hutus organized this slaughter and overthrowing of the Tutsi's reign.

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Months of violence ensued after the Hutus rose to power, many Tutsis were killed and fled Rwanda as a result. A Hutu coup was carried out in 1961- caused the Tutsi reign to end.

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Rwanda was a Belgian colony- so Belgian officials transferred power to Hutus. As a result of long standing hatred because of the power struggle between the groups, the Tutsis were targeted by Hutus.

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Hutu: 90% of the population, farmer occupation

Tutsi: 9% of population, migrated cattle owners

Twa: >2% of population

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Stage 1 & 2: Classification and Symbolization

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Stage 1 & 2: Classification and Symbolization

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This embodies the first and second stage of genocide: Classification and Symbolization as Hutu and Tutsi groups were separated based off of their identity.

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Following plane crash:
- Citizens were forced to present identification cards
- Many Tutsi's were taken from their homes and killed by extremist Hutu groups

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The Rwandan Genocide began in 1994, when a plane crashed killing both presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.