Dr. Morris s Hotel Rwanda - 1067 Words

Bojana Misljen POL 103: Intro to World Politics Dr. Morris Video Review Paper Hotel Rwanda The Rwandan genocide occurred in 1994 between the two prevalent ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi. Hotel Rwanda documents the plight of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, who opens his hotel as a shelter for the Tutsi people during the Rwandan genocide, saving thousands of lives in the processes. Through bribes Rusesabagina was able to keep thousands of Tutsi people from death. Like many other African states, Rwanda was colonized by a European superpower, Belgium. Therefore, many Rwandans blame Belgium for the division in the country because Belgium considered Tutsi to be more elegant; as a result Hutus were oppressed. After Rwanda†¦show more content†¦Hotel Rwanda demonstrates extreme violations of all articles in the UDHR, during the Rwanda Genocide towards the minority population, the Tutsi. During the genocide, Tutsis were forced to leave their homes in search of security. Unfortunately, so many Tutsi did not make to safety to the neighboring states. In th e Tutsi’s attempt to find safety, the Tutsi endured the agony of Hutu checkpoints who asked for identification; the identification cards were stamped by either a Hutu or Tutsi. The Tutsi were constantly discriminated and tormented by Hutus just because the Tutsi’s appearance did not meet the Hutu qualifications. For example, one Tutsi, in the movie, tell a story how their noses were measured to make sure that it met the Hutu qualifications. As a result, Tutsi women and children were raped and along with the men murdered. The Tutsi people were at times ordered to kill their own relatives, if they were not able to bribe the Hutu soldiers. The Tutsi neighborhoods were targeted; homes of the Tutsis were burglarized, destroyed, and burned. In the process, Hutus killed nearly 1 million Tutsis in less than one hundred days. Such acts violate the freedoms and right of individuals described in the articles of the UDHR. But especially the Rwanda Genocide was in breach of articl e thirty in the UDHR. The article thirty forbids a state from infringing on the rights of its citizens.