Phelps2007 - Modern Day Genocides

Modern Day Genocides
Austin Loy
What is genocide?

Acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or part, a national, ethnical, racial, or relgious group
This is can be by:
Killing members of a group
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of a group
Intenting to inflict on group conditions to bring physical destruction in parts or wholes
Imposing measures to prevent births in group

Rwandan Genocide

Started when the Rwandan president and Hutu president were assasinated
Rwandan ambassador from U.S reported to U.S. that genocide was going on and so U.S. evacuated all American citizens
Lasted about 100 days from April 6 through mid-July 1994
U.S. wasn't very involved in peacekeeping
Canada led the UN peacekeeping
Involved to main extremist groups the Interhamwe and the Impuzamugambi
500,000 Tutis and thousands of moderate Hutus died
Estimates put death toll between 800,000-1,000,000
Many people fled fearing reprisals
Genocide still continued even after it was believed to be the end
This triggered the 1st and 2nd Congo Wars

Darfuran Genocide

Armed conflict
In Darfur region in western Sudan
Mainly between the Janjaweed
Sudanese government supported Janjaweed and provided assistance with attacks
Mainly targeted the Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit ethic groups
Began in July 2003
When the fighting worsened UN Security Council sen 17,300 troops
They joined forces with an African Union Mission Army
A ill-equipped 7,000 soldier peacekeeping force
Sudan announced that any peacekeeping forces would be seen as foreign invaders
Sudan launced a major military offense into the area
Sudan failed to attend UN Peacekeeping meetings
Supposedly an agreement was made but Sudan denyed it
Many organizations agreed that this genocide killed anywhere from 50,000 to 2,000,000 people