Perpetrators When: April 6, 1994 July 15, 1994 Who: Hutu-led
government and Hutu extremists Theoneste Bagosora (1941-present)
Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense Established Interahamwe Militia
Interahamwe Militia (1990-present) Hutu Militia Extremists Radio
Television Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM) (1993-1994) Popular
Hutu-led Radio Station
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Victims Dead: 800,000 dead in 100 days (8,000 per day) Causes:
Machete, and to a lesser extent, firearms Targets: Tutsi Minority
Ethnic People, Moderate Hutus Refugees: 550,000 refugees and
350,000 internally displaced people
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End of the Conflict
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Summary of Genocide - Timeline April 6, 1994: Rwandan
presidents plane shot down. Official start of genocide. April 7,
1994: Rwandan Forces (FAR) set up roadblocks, killing moderate Hutu
and ethnic Tutsi. 10 Belgian peacekeepers murdered, sparking the
withdrawal of foreigners living in Rwanda. July 15, 1994: RPF
captures the capital, 2 million Hutu civilians and government reps
flee. April 1994 July 1994 June 22, 1994: United Nations Security
Counsel sends French forces to create safe zones. April 21, 1994:
United Nations Security Counsel reduces UNAMIR peacekeeping forces
to 270 military personnel. April 19, 1994: Human Rights Watch
claims more than 100,000 people killed in Rwanda. April 28, 1994:
Oxfam counts 500,000 people dead.
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Whats Happened Since? November 8, 1994: United Nations Security
Counsil resolution creates the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR). December 1995: ICTR announces first indictments
against eight suspects, charging them with genocide and crimes
against humanity. December 1, 1996: Start of national genocide
trials in the Gacaca Courts. May 4, 2012: Gacaca Courts officially
close after trying more than 2 million cases.
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Resources Human Rights Watch:
http://www.hrw.org/africa/rwandahttp://www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda
Human Rights Watch report Rwanda: Justice After Genocide 20 Years
On: http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/28/rwanda-justice-after-
genocide-20-years
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/28/rwanda-justice-after-
genocide-20-years Outreach Program on the Rwanda Genocide and the
United Nations:
http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/about.shtml
http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/about/about.shtml BBC
article Rwanda Genocide: 100 days of Slaughter:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506 Sometimes in April
film: http://vimeo.com/25283728http://vimeo.com/25283728 Sweet
Dreams film:
http://www.sweetdreamsrwanda.com/http://www.sweetdreamsrwanda.com/
