Rwanda

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutu sympathizers in Rwanda and was the largest atrocity during the Rwandan Civil War. This genocide was mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi, during about 100 days from April 6 through mid-July, 1994. At least 500,000 Tutsis and thousands of moderate Hutus died in the genocide. Some estimates put the death toll between 800,000 and 1,000,000. In the wake of the Rwandan Genocide, the international community, and the United Nations in particular, drew severe criticism for its inaction. Despite international news coverage of the violence as it unfolded, most countries, including France, Belgium, and the United States, declined to prevent or stop the massacres.

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Title	Type of resource	Required?
Mortality in Centers for Unaccompanied Children	PDF	Required
Mortality Report, Les Roberts 8/3/94	PDF	Required
Olson Activity Report, Oct.11-Nov.12 1994	PDF
PIED PIPER OF GOMA SPELLS HOPE FOR RWANDA CHILDREN	PDF	Required