Genocide Today
Visit these links below for more information on Genocide happening around the world today:
Yale -Genocide Studies Program
This website provides links and overviews of many recent events relating to Genocide.
Rwanda Genocide
Genocide Studies Program - Rwanda
Rwanda Current Situation: USHMM
Video: “Rwanda Genocide”
History of Rwanda
In 1994, the Hutu majority launched a campaign against the Tutsi minority. In only 100 days, there were hundreds of thousands of people murdered, and thousands of women were raped. Finally, in July of 1994, the violence stopped because the rebels were pushed out of the country. The United Nations said, "estimates...[show] that out of a population of 7.9 million, at least half a million people had been killed. Some 2 million had fled to other countries and as many as 2 million people were internally displaced.”
Tutsi Civilians skulls,www.hrw.org/photos/2003/rwanda/pages/1.htm
Sudanese Genocide: Darfur
Darfur Overview: USHMM
Since 2003, the Sudan Government has been fighting rebel groups with their militia. The Sudanese Government's efforts have included assaults against the same ethnic groups as the rebel forces come from. The government bears primary responsibility for the threats to the civilians. Thousands have been killed due to starvation, violence, and disease. In addition, 2.5 million have been driven from their homes, not to mention the rapes that have taken place. Since 2008, an additional 75,000 Darfur citizens have been displaced.
Helicopter that had been strafing the village of Labado, http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/darfur/steidle/
Kurdish Genocide: Iraq
Kurdish Genocide
Iraq: Kurdish Genocide
The Kurdish Genocide lasted from 1988-1989, Saddam Hussein launched a brutal chemical, gas, military attack on the Kurdish region of Iraq. This was done for many reasons. Several of which being religion, religious ties to Iran (who Iraq was at war with), culture and oil. Saddam claimed the Kurds were betraying Iraq by giving Iran information, and by joining their military forces. Saddam also removed thousands of Kurds from their native region and sent them to other places in Iraq, where at best, they were treated as second class citizens.
Kurdish woman burned from Iraqi attack on her
village, http://www.bhopal.net/otherbhopals/archives/gas-halabja.jpg
Bosnian Genocide: Yugoslavia
Bosnian Genocide page.
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