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Emergence of Genocide in Africa Karana Olivier M.A. Anthropology, NYU M.A. Intl Peace Studies, ND
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Genocide International Convention for the Prevention of Genocide 1948 Article 1 The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide […] is a crime […] they undertake to prevent and to punish.
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Genocide Article 2 Genocide means any of the following acts committed with INTENT to DESTROY, in whole or in part, a NATIONAL, ETHNICAL, RACIAL, `OR RELIGIOUS GROUP, AS SUCH: (a) Killing; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm; (c) Deliberately inflicting living conditions calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
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Genocide Article 2 Genocide means any of the following acts INTENT DESTROY, NATIONAL, ETHNICAL, RACIAL, OR RELIGIOUS GROUP, AS SUCH:
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Genocide Article 3 The following acts shall be punishable: (a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide.
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Genocide Article 4 Persons committing […] the acts enumerated in Article 3 shall be punished whether they are rulers, public officials or private individuals.
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COLD WAR
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COLD WAR LEADERS
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SUDAN’S RED SOUTH Israeli and Soviet support
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RWANDA
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Genocide Images
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History of Hierarchy & Colonialism Rwanda and Burundi has a class system based on patronage. A hierarchy and vertical mobility. Belgians misinterpret this hierarchy as fixed and decide to favor one particular group.
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COLONIAL PERIOD GERMANYBELGIUM
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Ethnicity and Politics in Rwanda
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KAYIBANDA 1962-73
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RWANDA Important dates 1956-62 Parmehutu, independence 1971 Hutu Massacre in Burundi
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HABYARIMANA 1973-94
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RWANDA Important date 1990 Tutsi-dominated RPF invades Rwanda 1993 UNAMIR monitors peace agreement.
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KAGAME
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ANNAN, DALLAIRE, UNAMIR
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RWANDA Important dates 1990 Tutsi-dominated RPF invades Rwanda April-July 1994 Genocide June – August 1994 Operation turquoise November 1994 Creation of ICTR
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BIZIMUNGU 1994-2000
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KAGAME
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DARFUR
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IMAGES OF CRISIS
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ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD
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DARFUR Important dates 1980s Drought 2003 Rebellion 2005 CPA 2006 DPA
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DROUGHT
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NORTH SOUTH WAR
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SLA Abdul Wahid
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SLA MINI MINAWI
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Justice Equality Movement
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Arab-African relations
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Changing face of Darfur
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What comes next? How would we treat past aggressions? Remember or Forget? Universal Jurisdiction Truth Commissions. ICC Traditional methods - Gacaca
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QUESTIONS?
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