Throughout history Genocides have been a leading worldwide problem with it’s causes well known. They are the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.Though armed intervention like introducing military forces is controversial, this sort of tactic should be used when necessary to stop mass atrocities from occurring. Genocides cause huge destruction to not only it’s victims but leave an imprint on the country as portrayed in the memoir,”Night,” by Elie Wiesel. The novel includes the written memories of Eliezer Wiesel, a holocaust survivor suffered during the mass killing of Jews led by Hitler in 1945, ending with the lost of his family and friends. There have been many unfortunate events leading up to Genocides around the world yet the R2P of the United Nations does not enforce or involve itself in these situations. Such as the Rwandan and Cambodian genocides that were ignored by the UN and only intervened when it has already took the lives of many. Due to Genocides, many innocent people lose their lives, families are destroyed, leaving their homes to …show more content…
Pointed out in Misconceptions that other countries begin to believe that intervening in genocides with military forces is only used for the advantages of RP2 advantages. Those countries misunderstand that the UN using military to intervene as a way of showing off their power and probably to enhance fear in others. However, it is stated,”the RP2 strongly discourages military intervention unless absolutely necessary.” Basically, their military only intercede as a last resort and mostly focus on preventing Genocides. The United Nation use of military forces leads to misinterpretations, that they’re just taking advantage of the victims, however, it is not encouraged by them to be put in to end the process of mass