1. Rwanda Genocide

2. 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

3. 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

4. End of the Conflict

5. Summary of Genocide - Timeline April 6, 1994: Rwandan president’s 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.

6. What’s 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.

7. 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/