Rwandan Genocide by Emily V https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln en-us 2021-04-08 16:57:06 UTC 2021-04-12 16:32:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Discussion Questions emilyvelovic1 https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1407490597
  • Consider how these events could have been avoided? 

    1. Evaluate Canadian involvement. Was it appropriate? Consider Cause and Consequence. Provide an example from one of the sources analyzed. 

    1. Why did the international community not intervene until it was too late?

    ]]>     2021-04-12 14:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1407490597     Sources emilyvelovic1 https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1407499829 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CAOnJrxmKk&ab_channel=Hearts.and.Minds (Video documentary associated with the novel Shake Hands with the Devil by Romeo Dallaire)
    https://genocidearchiverwanda.org.rw/index.php/Interactive_Maps (Interactive Map)
    https://genocidearchiverwanda.org.rw/index.php/Welcome_to_Genocide_Archive_Rwanda (Archives) 
    https://genocidearchiverwanda.org.rw/index.php/Category:Testimonies (Primary Source: Testimonies) 
    ]]>     2021-04-12 14:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1407499829     Breakout Room #4 https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408118592 1. Bluntly, the Rwandan Genocide spawned from the colonial efforts of Belgium and Germany, which pitted two ethnic groups against one another. The colonization of Rwanda and the surrounding Belgian Congo created the conditions for ethnic cleansing and conflict. The colonial structures of power put in place by colonizers in Rwanda, such as an ethnically-ordered governance system, persisted after the country's independence in 1962.

    2. Canadian involvement centered largely around the UN Mission to Rwanda (UNAMIR), designed as a peacekeeping mission. Indeed, this was not Canada's first time discussing concerns over Rwandan human rights, often providing aid to the country. However, various reports suggest that Canadians should have attached more conditions to their foreign aid, as they were hesitant to altogether. (https://genocidearchiverwanda.org.rw/index.php?title=Broadcasting_genocide&gsearch=canada)

    3. The international community failed to intervene in Rwanda as the United Nations mission did not authorize the use of military force. This essentially left the UN Peacekeeping Troops defenseless, while also hindering their ability to stop the genocide. Since the Rwandan genocide occurred in about 100 days, the lateness of the UN Resolution that created the peacekeeping troops and its general lack of "teeth" (effectiveness) hamstrung the efforts significantly.]]>     2021-04-12 16:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408118592     Group 2 https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408119274 2021-04-12 16:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408119274 Group 5 https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408133146 1. Overall communication improvements could have led to better evacuation and awareness. 

    2. Canada's involvement was leading the UN mission. Canada's initial intentions were good and appropriate but it also seems that the resources were given to the wrong hands and taken to inappropriate measures more so by the UN. More assistance/things could have been done ultimately. The UN's decision to pull out of Rwanda.

    3. Russian power collapsed and guns were put in Rwandan hands for very cheap, superpowers involved. The differences between Rwandans. Countries like the U.S. also were avoiding conflicts that they didn't understand - some claim that the U.S. in fact knew about the genocide going on but "just didn't care."]]>     2021-04-12 16:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyvelovic1/cfyy3dqbkxfrb4ln/wish/1408133146