Extermination & Denial
Rwandan Genocide began on April 6, 1994
The large Rwandan massacre totaled 100 days of violence and brutality. It is estimated an average of 10,000 died daily. The violence was so extreme Tutsi and other targeted found it hard to receive help. "The small U.N. peacekeeping force was overwhelmed as terrified Tutsi families and moderate politicians sought protection. (History Place). With the jeopardy of their own lives, peacekeepers evacuated, leaving many helpless in Rwanda. "No effort was made to evacuate Tutsi civilians or Hutu moderates. Instead, they were left behind entirely at the mercy of the avenging Hutu" (History Place). Even the United States avoided labeling the mass killing genocide, so it wasn't necessary for them to have an emergency intervention. Some of the worst massacres took place within Churches, where Tutsi took refuge. Hutus also targeted hospitals, tracking down wounded and killing them. People argue the Tutsi are to blame for the start of the genocide in 1994 becuase they accusedly shot down president Hibyarimana's plane. Though the UN Security Council failed in the processes of organizing a 5,000 team of soldiers as they only needed to be deployed. The genocide finally ended in July 1994 after Tutsi rebels from neighboring countries defeated the Hutus. The death toll added up to 800,000, one tenth of the population.