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Take Zaire, for example. Most Harvard students first came into contact with this east African nation in the midst of a sixth grade geography bee. More recently, we have heard about the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis which has torn apart Rwanda since 1994. In addition, many of us are aware that over one million Hutu refugees fled to neighboring Zaire as a result of the insurrection. But how many of us are concerned about the bitter fighting that has commenced again this month...
...tribunal in Bosnia, they haven't had the same resources or international attention. Most of the two dozen people who are indicted are at large in Africa and Europe, and the tribunal is seeking their extradition." The work will proceed slowly, Purvis says, and the courts are hindered by Hutus based in Zaire refugee camps who have been persecuting witnesses. The international tribunal is only going after a few dozen higher-level government officials, but Rwandan courts have tens of thousands of suspects detained in overcrowded jails. There are significant challenges before both tribunals, but the stakes couldn...
...government with the UNPRONA, a Tutsi-led party. "The president was a moderating influence that the international community could rally around," reports TIME's Andrew Purvis. "Now nothing short of foreign military intervention will guarantee peace." Burundi has been beleaguered by a three-year civil war between the majority Hutus and the traditionally ruling minority of Tutsis. So far, more than 150,000 people have died. The U.S ambassador in Burundi has said that the U.S. will not tolerate a government installed by force. Ntibantunganya came to power as a result of a 1994 pact to form a coalition government...
...government with the UNPRONA, a Tutsi-led party. "The president was a moderating influence that the international community could rally around," reports TIME's Andrew Purvis. "Now nothing short of foreign military intervention will guarantee peace." Burundi has been beleaguered by a three-year civil war between the majority Hutus and the traditionally ruling minority of Tutsis. So far, more than 150,000 people have died. The U.S ambassador in Burundi has said that the U.S. will not tolerate a government installed by force. Ntibantunganya came to power as a result of a 1994 pact to form a coalition government...
...insists there is no need for an international police force within its borders. That's true up to a point, Nairobi bureau chief Andrew Purvis reports: "The government can provide security for the Tutsis, but there's no indication they have the will or the inclination to protect the Hutus. If the U.N. leaves now, there will be no credible source of information for the thousands of Hutu refugees who may be contemplating a return to Rwanda. Next time another massacre occurs, as happened just last week, both sides will offer different stories and it will be impossible to sort...