Genocide Persuasive Essay
The genocide of Rwanda that killed almost a million people in 90 days could have been prevented. The Belgians; people from the country of Belgium in Europe, went to Rwanda; a country in Africa and set up a government where the Tutsi; minority group of cattle herders had power over the Hutu; majority group of farmers. The Belgians did this not knowing the difference of Hutu and Tutsi, being they were just social classes and not races. This led to an oppressed majority and then an armed machete revolution from the Hutus that was the genocide. Any other country could have stepped in and stopped the Hutu uprising or the distribution of machetes, they could have given protection for Tutsi. There are so many things that could be done to stop genocide.
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The Belgians wanted to set up a government with the superior people in power. But in Rwanda there were just the Hutus and Tutsi two social classes but no superior race. So the Belgian made the Tutsi the leaders based on nose size and eugenics. This was the first step in genocide: Classification
The Hutus were upset by this and did not approve of the Tutsi government. The tribes were only split by social class but also the Hutu were the majority by a massive amount of 80% more. The Hutus were very angry. They formed a militia called the “Impuzamugambi” who were responsible for killing 70% of the Tutsi which was 20% of the total Rwanda population in a 90 day period (History.com).
Since international law requires it to be never happen, genocide will forever need prolonged attention. We know about the social and political reasons that lead to genocide, but still are struggling to identify genocide like acts during times of violence like civil war. The 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG) made a standard of proof suitable for prosecution. However, present legal standards used to identify genocide as it is occurring holdup policymakers from stopping the intricate dynamics that lead to organized mass
The Belgians wanted to set up a government with the superior people in power. But in Rwanda there were just the Hutus and Tutsi two social classes but no superior race. So the Belgian made the Tutsi the leaders based on nose size and eugenics. This was the first step in genocide: Classification
The Hutus were upset by this and did not approve of the Tutsi government. The tribes were only split by social class but also the Hutu were the majority by a massive amount of 80% more. The Hutus were very angry. They formed a militia called the “Impuzamugambi” who were responsible for killing 70% of the Tutsi which was 20% of the total Rwanda population in a 90 day period (History.com).
Since international law requires it to be never happen, genocide will forever need prolonged attention. We know about the social and political reasons that lead to genocide, but still are struggling to identify genocide like acts during times of violence like civil war. The 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG) made a standard of proof suitable for prosecution. However, present legal standards used to identify genocide as it is occurring holdup policymakers from stopping the intricate dynamics that lead to organized mass