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Guiding Question: What do I need to learn to respectfully honor the memory and tell the story of all of the people who lost their lives in the Rwandan genocide? There are different things that one can do to respectfully honor the memories and tell the story of the lives lost in the Rwandan genocide.  Rwanda is located in Africa, next to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan Genocide is a genocide that lasted from April 7, 1994 - July 1994. Over 800,000 people were killed in about 100 days.

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There are two main groups of religion. The Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu were the Perpetrators and the Tutsi were the Victims.

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How did the Rwanda genocide affect the country in the end? 

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How did the Rwanda genocide affect the country in the end? 

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Different prospects affected the country after the Rwandan genocide. According to the book Genocide by Margaret Haerens it states "One genocide survivor interviewed by Human Rights Watch broke down in tears, saying he was ashamed he had been too frightened to testify in defense of a Hutu man who had saved his life and those of more than a dozen of his relatives." (122-123). After the genocide the people who were left were questioned. This man was afraid of the consequence if he testified in defense of this man. Also, from Britannica School encyclopedia it claims "the events of 1994 continued to weigh heavily in the early 21st century, as trials continued for those accused of taking part in the genocide."The events of the genocide continue to impact the daily lives of the Rwanda citizens. The article from BBC News called Rwanda Genocide: 100 Days of Slaughter tells us ""It is now illegal to talk about ethnicity in Rwanda - the government says this is to prevent more bloodshed but some say it prevents true reconciliation and is just putting a lid on tensions, which will only boil over again in the future."  To prevent further bloodshed the government in Rwanda have decided to play it safe and make it illegal to talk about ethnicity. There are many different objectives that affected the country after the Rwandan genocide.

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During the Rwanda genocide how did the people cope with all the deaths?

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During the Rwanda genocide how did the people cope with all the deaths?

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Many things attributed to the people of Rwanda dealing with the deaths of the Rwandan genocide.  According to book Genocide in Rwanda by Frank Spalding it states. " Melchior Ndadye, was assassinated. Ndadye, a Hutu, was killed by RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) soldiers. The RPF tried to assert control over Burundi, but it was driven back by Hutu forces. This failed coup ended with the deaths of thousands of Burundi Tutsis at the hands of Burundi Hutus. In retaliation Tutsis killed Hutus." (20).  The death of thousand Tutsis at the hands of the Hutu's sparked a rage in the Tutsis. They decided to retaliate and kill the Hutu's. The book The Crime of Genocide: Terror against Humanity by Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser  it says" In 1994, the roads of Rwanda were crowded with people fleeing for their lives... hundred of thousands of Tutsi refugees crowded into camps across the border in Zaire, unable to return to their homeland." (65-66). When the citizens of Rwanda saw their neighbors being brutality mutated and killed they fled for their lives. They sought refugee in the neighboring countries such ad Tanzania, Zaire, and Burundi. The article from BBC News called Rwanda Genocide: 100 Days of Slaughter claims "Weapons and hit-lists were handed out to local groups, who knew exactly where to find their targets... The Hutu extremists set up radio stations and newspapers which broadcast hate propaganda, urging people to "weed out the cockroaches" meaning kill the Tutsis. The names of those to be killed were read out on radio. " The Hutu were encouraged to kill. They were given weapons and lists that had Tusti names on them. The Hutu were to kill the people on these lists. Some names would also be broadcasted over the radio. Many more facts affected the way people were affected with all the deaths in the Rwandan genocide.

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What did the U.S. do about the Rwanda Genocide?

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What did the U.S. do about the Rwanda Genocide?

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According to the PBS.org site it claims that "From the very start, the United States resisted intervention in Rwanda because of national interests, higher priorities, and domestic and bureaucratic politics." So the U.S did not do anything to help the cause to stop the Rwanda Genocide.

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Kurt Cobain an American singer songwriter committed suicide on April 8, 1994.
Richard Nixon the 37th President of the United States died on April 22, 1994 at the age of 81.

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Thousands of Rwandans flooded the boarders of the countries next to Rwanda. They wanted to have a safe place to stay. Not in a country that has thousands of deaths in it.

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These are just a few of the men accused of genocide. After all the harm they did they are considered criminals. There is a prize of money if you turned one of the criminals. They would then be tried in the Gacaca court.

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This picture is an example of a Gacaca court. It is a court that is community run. They run the court based on topics they have lived through before.