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Collective Responsibility & the International Community in the Rwandan Genocide

This lesson looks at various international organizations and sovereign states and their action or inaction during the Rwandan Genocide. Students, in groups, analyze primary and secondary source documents and determine what, if any, responsibility or blame should be assigned to the various parties.  

Rwandan Genocide

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are buried here.

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are buried here.

Complicity

Ntarama's former Catholic church is now a memorial site. 5,000 people were massacred there on 15 April 1994 during the Rwandan genocide. This memorial centre is one of six major centres in Rwanda that commemorate the Rwandan genocide.

Ntarama's former Catholic church is now a memorial site. 5,000 people were massacred there on 15 April 1994 during the Rwandan genocide. This memorial centre is one of six major centres in Rwanda that commemorate the Rwandan genocide.

International Response

UNOG Observes Day of Reflection on Rwanda Genocide.

UNOG Observes Day of Reflection on Rwanda Genocide.

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Lesson Plans
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Government Documents
  • Interviews
  • Photographs
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Teacher and Student
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies