The United States denial of the rwandan genocide

1. The United States denial of the rwandan genocide • group 11: Mia arroyo, catherine costello, and Nicole Yuen

2. introduction/thesis • The United States government, and President Clinton in particular, denied that what was going on in Rwanda during the months of April to July 1994 was a genocide because they did not want to be obligated to fight a battle that wasn’t theirs. • Major contribution to the Rwandan Genocide.

3. what is genocide? • Legal definition of genocide created by Raphael Lemkin • the United Nations Convention on the punishment and prevention for the crime of Genocide • How to recognize a Genocide

4. genocide • Estimated 800,000 killed

5. The united states involvement • President Clinton made the choice to not get involved • No political or strategic importance • Somalia • Public Pressure

6. denial

7. “ The international community, together with nations in Africa, must bear its share of responsibility for this tragedy as well...We did not immediately call these crimes by their rightful name: genocide.” -Bill Clinton The apology

8. human rights • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Article 2 “ Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status” • Article 3 “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of a person” • Article 5 “ No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment”

9. Promises “Never again”

10. help & rwanda today • Organizations • President Paul Kagame • Forgiveness

11. conclusion • Time cannot be rewound, the crime cannot be taken back, and the people who lost their lives will never get the chance to live them again. We should learn from the mistakes of the past, and not allow it to happen again. “ONE DAY”

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