rwanda
...by the death of the president Juvenal Habyarimana who was a Hutu and whose plane was shot down. And within hours there was a violent outbreak of slaughtering which lasted for 3 months. • However, it must be pointed out that there was a history of ethnic tension and conflict which also contributed 2. When did it happen? • Between April – June 1994 (Spring time) 3.Where it happened? • It happened in East central Africa, south of the equator, specifically Rwanda which is bordered by the nations of Uganda on the north and Tanzania on the East, Burundi on the south and Zaire on the west 4. Who was involved? • Primarily two ethnic groups Hutus and Tutsis – spoke the same language ( Kinyarwanda - a Bantu language) along with French and English • Hutus = 85% of the population, chiefly farmers, lived in Western part of country • Tutsis= 14% of the populations, taller in height, originally from Ethopia, and raised cattle 5.Current status of situation? • Due to genocide there was an outbreak of Aids – world funding to assist 6.Articles of the UDHR 1948 which have been violated? • Article 2- entitled to rights & freedoms • Article 3 – right to life, liberty and the security of the person 7. How violation has been dealt with domestically & internationally? Domestically a) Ordinary courts • In 1996 a law was passed to deal with genocide cases and prosecutions of people responsible for genocide before ordinary courts and specialised chambers were created where 6,500 genocide cases were heard. But it wasn’t enough, as there was a backlog of cases and ineffective in...