Human Rights Violations in Rwanda

Abstract

Resolving or adjusting international conflicts or 
circumstances that might disturb the peace using 
peaceful methods and in compliance with the ideals 
of fairness and International Law. According to its 
charter, this is one of the United Nations' declared 
aims. Crusades involving extreme cruelty against 
human beings, such ethnic cleansing, often endanger 
world peace. Politics is often seen as the most 
significant factor among several that could lead to 
targeting individuals of a certain ethnic group. In this 
study, we will examine the worldwide criminal 
justice system's reaction to the infamous 1994 
Rwandan Genocide. An introduction presents the key 
points regarding the Rwandan genocide and its 
devastating effects; a section discusses the events and 
definition of genocide as outlined in "The Convention 
on Prevention and Punishment of Genocide," and a 
section offers a more generalized definition of the 
term. Disparities between the Hutu and Tutsi 
populations, which contributed to the genocide in 
Rwanda, and the cultural justifications for these 
divisions; the establishment of the International 
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, including a 
description of the tribunal's aims and current 
operations; and finally, a review of comparable 
genocide cases worldwide and the international 
reaction to them.