Rwandan Genocide

In the Beginning on April six nineteen ninety four Hutus began the process of murdering

the Tutsis in the African country known as Rwanda. As the brutal slaughter went on , the people

of the world watched on in horror as their fellow human beings were killed. The dark days of

that year alone lasted a hundred days but the carnage they left behind would last a life time

because more than eight hundred thousand of both Hutus and Tutsis were killed in those dark

days. Before this all started ethnic tensions were high between the Tutsis and the Hutus because

although the Hutus were the majority before the rebellion the Tutsis were in control of the

government and from that time anger and fear was rising . An ideology of fear of the minority of

taking control was in the air and not only was there fear of the Tutsis taking over but also that

they would soon enslave the Hutus and that was one of the reasons they wanted to destroy there

enemies.

When the president of Rwanda’s plan was shot down that was the breaking point in what

people say would be one of the saddest days in human history to be rivaled only by world war

two when the Nazis murdered the minority Jewish population. When the world heard of the

atrocities being committed in Rwanda the united nations quickly jumped to save the foreigners

but of course a person had to be a white foreigner to be saved. Like many know if you are poor

or non-white rich countries will not give thought to you and yours because like many in the

civilized world the most important thing is profit. We all say we care about the poor and the

helpless but as a people we have failed our brothers and sisters who are less fortune it then

ourselves. We claim to be a society of rules and regulation a society that helps others in their

time of need