Genocide In Rwanda What is Genocide? Genocide is violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group. Genocide goes very much unnoticed in United States because we rarely go through it in our free country but it is very important that we always take time to reflect on so we will not go through this. Us all around the world should work hard for world peace and combat racism and prejudice. We should remember those whose lives and cultures have been destroyed by genocide. A good example of genocide would be the Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan genocide is one of the heaviest moments in human history. An airplane crash in 1994 carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi …show more content…
Tutsis were even gave the option of buying a bullet so they can be shot to death besides a tortured and less painful option. Lastly, stage 8 was denial, Instead of genocide the council members classified it as an ‘civil war and 2 million Hutus fled to neighboring countries to avoid punishment. You are probably wondering what was the outside word doing while this occured, “ The largest amount of soldiers was provided by the Belgian government, but after 10 of their soldiers were killed the Belgian troops were withdrawn from the country. French armies overtook their place in Rwanda. Although more groups of soldiers were sent in to Rwanda it was not fast enough. The UN and the OAU were both pushing for more needed equipment but supplies did not come quick enough (Rwanda,2006).”The aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide was very despicable. The effect that the genocide posed on the people of Rwanda is immeasurable.The people were tortured and terrorized as they saw those they love die and feared the loss of their own life. “It is estimated that nearly 100,000 children were orphaned, abducted or abandoned. Twenty-six percent of the Rwandan population still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder today (Enough