Category: Genocide

  • Reflections on the Video About Genocide in Darfur

    This video, being the medium through which a harsh experience is shown greatly benefits the people who have not been to the scene. It reflects the most humane side of the conflict to all peace-loving individuals in the world by showing the problems refugees in Darfur undergo; women are raped, no basic necessities like water,…

  • “The Persistence of Genocide” by David Rieff

    What are some of the defects of the task force’s report on genocide? The task force report on genocide has failed to offer survivors appropriate solutions that can help them cope with their trauma. Several genocide reports have always used the phrase; ‘Never Again’, since the Holocaust. However, genocide and mass murder crimes have continued…

  • Genocide in the Twentieth Century: Rwandan Case

    Table of Contents Introduction Main text Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The genocide in Rwanda officially called the genocide against Tutsi, is the massacre of Rwandan Tutsis by local Hutus in 1994, carried out by order of the Hutu government. Pre-colonial Rwanda was not a caste society; there were no rigid social categories. However, over time,…

  • Human Rights and the Rwandan Genocide

    In the first half of 1994, Rwanda lost approximately 800,000 citizens due to tribal clashes that led to what is referred to now as the Rwandan Genocide. I can apply several concepts that I have learned about human rights on this incident after reading an article by Helen C Epstein on The Guardian, and watching…

  • Social and Psychological Studies of Genocides

    Any genocide is a catastrophic phenomenon, the occurrence of which at first glance seems fundamentally inexplicable. The horrors of this process seem to be contrary to human nature, and reflections on human losses and the incredible cruelty of what is happening significantly destroy the idea of ​​what a person is capable of and what can…

  • Indian Boarding Schools and Native Americans Genocide

    Table of Contents Introduction Cause of Humiliation Children’s Lives in Indian Boarding Schools Closing of Indian Boarding Schools Long-Term Consequences Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Indian boarding school experience was one of the most horrifying examples of harmful cultural assimilation. Despite the fact that the primary aim of the schools was to provide ample educational opportunities…

  • Rwandan Genocide: Causes and Outcomes

    Humans live in groups formed by the similarity of appearance, traits, and values, and such an approach has always been crucial for survival and evolution. However, the negative outcome of that ancient instinct is that a different individual or a cohort is being perceived as deviant and dangerous. Moreover, terror leaders manipulate groups to hate…

  • The Rwandan Genocide as One of the Devastating Genocides Since the Holocaust

    Table of Contents Introduction Role of colonialists The Hutu revolution Events prior to the genocide The role of media The role of outside actors Effects of the genocide to neighboring countries Was this genocide? Conclusion Works cited Introduction The historic Rwandan Genocide, organized by Hutu hardliners, resulted in the merciless murder of approximately one million…

  • The Consequences of Darfur Genocide

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Darfur is an unstable region in Southern Sudan with a rich history of armed conflicts. It barely knew any peace until very recently, and its population, namely ethnic Darfuri, kept suffering. The reasons for the region’s constant state of war are complicated, rooted in racism, environmental…

  • Genocide and Mass Killing in “Becoming Evil” by Waller

    Table of Contents Introduction Essay Body Conclusion Reference Introduction Waller’s work in ‘Becoming Evil’ is a reminder of the numerous accounts of genocides that have occurred in the past century. Waller unmasks the ordinary excuses for psychopathology, and genocide-group think, unusual cultures and puts up a comprehensive perception of humans’ capability to participate in transgression.…