In conclusion

I have learned so much about genocide and have  been so inspired. I can’t imagine the pain that people who have been subjected to genocide have undergone. It was ironic that I was introduced to the African Methodist Children’s Choir while working on this project. I hope to remain in contact with this group and [...]

Definitons

Genocide: noun; the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Janjaweed: noun; a nomadic Arab tribal militia from the Darfur region of Western Sudan; typically armed with guns and riding on camels or horses; accused of ethnic cleansing of non-Arab people   *According to dictionary.com    

Postings

soo these are the blogs i’ve posted comments/questions on.. http://salmeyer.wordpress.com/breaking-news/ http://ellberry.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/video-from-world-water-day-2008/#comments http://alookbehindtheveil.wordpress.com/breaking-news/#comment-8

Voices of Rwanda

Voices of Rwanda is an organization that devotes itself to securing the memories and testimonies of the Rwandan genocide survivors. Voices of Rwanda was created in 2005 as a part-time project but is now operating as a full time organization in both Rwanda and the United States. Voices of Rwanda films not only the testimonies [...]

Quotes and Statistics on Rwandan Genocide

The following are a collection of quotes taken from About.com by Alistair Boddy-Evans . If people aren’t interested in, or don’t have the time to read specific stories, this post can give them a more broad idea of the topic in a shorter period of time. “If the pictures of tens of thousands of human [...]

Youtube

This is a video is about the man, Idelphonse Nizeyimana. Nizeyimana was one of the most wanted men until his recent arrest. He was responsible for hundreds of Tutsi deaths, including a queen, and supplied lots of material to Hutu militias. There is more information on this topic located in the Breaking News section.  

Google Earth

More than doubled from the number announced in 2007, over 3,300 villages have been damaged or completely demolished in Darfur. Google Earth has the ability not only to show photographs of these villages as they currently are, but also allows people to view how the villages looked before they were attacked. The technology also has [...]

African Children’s Chior

I recently attended a performance by the African children’s choir. The youngest member was 5 while the oldest was only 11 years old. The choir is made up of 22 children from different countries in Africa including Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda. All of the children were orphaned and none of the choir members were siblings. [...]

‘Genocide’ Legally Defined

I discovered that there are several instances in which genocide are considered to have taken place. There are two types of “elements” considered significant in terms of genocide: mental element and physical element. Mental element describe the intent to wipe out a group of people, while the physical element includes the actual act and operation [...]