How did a nation descend into the mass murder of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide?
In short: For one hundred days in 1994, Rwanda experienced a campaign of mass violence where neighbors turned against neighbors. This video explores the historical context behind the tragedy that claimed over one-tenth of the country's population and examines why international organizations failed to intervene.
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide was a period of intense mass murder lasting exactly one hundred days. During this time, the violence was so widespread that it resulted in the deaths of more than ten percent of the entire Rwandan population.
Susanne Buckley-Zistel examines the complex historical factors that allowed such a catastrophe to unfold. The analysis focuses on the breakdown of social cohesion and the critical question of why global entities did not step in to halt the killing.
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