Rwanda's Issues
By Kayla Rasmussen, Blake Chiles, Juan Medina, Jacob Ruhl
Intro
Who we are: Humanitarian Organization
Why we are presenting: Convince the House Committee
of Foreign Affairs to help Rwanda
Problem: Human rights violations of ethnic groups in Rwanda
Basic Info
- Location : Central Africa close to Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital : Kigali
- Economy : major industries in cement, soap, and furniture
- Language : French
Government
- Leader : Kagame
- Type : Presidential Republic - four main territories controlled by a "perfect"
- Turned to totalitarian regime
Genocide Pictures
Genocide
- Genocide on Tutsi to 1994
- Tutsi overtook and began genocide on Hutu
- Major issues between two ethnic groups
Should the United States Intervene?
- United States should intervene
- No return does not mean no help
- Evidence shows violations of human rights
Plan
- Slowly send in troupes
- Start with stopping propaganda
- Show truth behind governmental lies
- Bring help to those run out of homes by providing food, water, and shelter
Animal Farm Comparison
Mr. Jones- represented Juvenal Habyarimana
Napoleon- Paul Kagame, leader to rule indefinitely
Squealer- Propaganda signs around Rwanda
Dogs - The Hutu militia before 1994
Citations
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Fredriksen, John C. “Habyarima, Juvénal.” World geography and Culture Online. Facts On File, Inc. Web.29 Apr. 2016.
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