Word: rwanda
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...appears that a pattern has immerged in media coverage of certain conflicts. In 1994, ethnic violence rattled both Bosnia and Rwanda. However, only the conflict in Europe got the front pages of newspapers, the attention of politicians and a wide array of peacekeepers. Western nations now sheepishly admit that they should have intervened in Rwanda sooner and with more commitment...
...most frightening example is 1930s Germany. A majority of Germans may not have been Nazis, but the majority followed blindly (or fearfully) when the Nazis embarked on their campaign of extermination. In 1993, too few moderate Hutus in Rwanda spoke up against the Hutu extremists. Granted, these are the most extreme cases—both of which resulted in genocides—and it is unlikely that either Israel or America will ever commit crimes on this level of inhumanity. But the point remains: when the people follow the government blindly and unquestioningly, disaster is sure to follow. Democracy needs...
...Mount Nyiragongo Lava poured down the slopes of Mount Nyiragongo and through the eastern Congolese city of Goma, destroying everything in its path and sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for their lives. U.N. officials put the death toll at about 50, as displaced people lined roads into Rwanda and gathered in the town of Gisenyi. As the 3,469-m volcano continued to spew molten rock, earthquakes shook the area and a cloud of smoke hung in the air. The lava flow ended in Lake Kivu, on the border...
...declared that every member nation would honor three minutes of silence for the victims of Sept. 11, we all thought that was too much," says Stockholm resident Monika Ericson. "Normally we do just one minute and we feel this was imposed on us because it was America instead of Rwanda or Bosnia...
...were feared killed, and the Red Cross launched an appeal for $1.2 million to help 24,000 people left homeless or destitute. Residents of the capital?s poorer areas accused the government of not unblocking drains sealed in the 1990s so militants could not use them as escape routes. RWANDA New Lives Authorities began releasing hundreds of children detained after the 1994 genocide. The youngsters, who were between five and 12 at the time of the killings, were originally held in prisons before being transferred to rehabilitation centers where they were taught literacy and technical skills. About 600 young people...