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Everything but the Paper
Research, but do not write a paper!
This research assignment is
for my Human Affairs class where we have to research any country's where human
rights violations were commited. It can be past or recent. I was thinking
that the genocide in Rwanda would be an interesting topic to write
about.
The essay should concentrate
on the research question. For the research question of the essay, it could be
why did the international community (specifically the US) did not respond to
the the Rwanda genocide? What are some factors that impacted their choice of
response?
Only submit the following: •
Title: The title should hook your reader’s interest and/or preview your
question or argument.
• Introduction: In 2-3
paragraphs, the introduction should:
1) state the research
question and explain why it is puzzling and significant;
2) present the thesis
statement; and
3) provide an overview or
blueprint of the paper.
• Detailed Outline: The
outline should chart the structure of the body of your paper within 3-5 pages.
List the major sections, headings, and paragraphs within your paper, with some
notes of the main points to be included in each. Indicate the sources to be
used in each section
• Conclusion: In 2-3
paragraphs, the conclusion should: 1) summarize the paper’s main points; 2)
explain the paper’s contribution; 3) explore the strengths/weaknesses of the
research; and 4) suggest opportunities for future research. • Annotated
Bibliography: Select 5 credible sources relevant to your argument, at least 2
of which are peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles. Cite each source in
either MLA or Chicago style. Below each citation, provide a one-paragraph
annotation that summarizes the source’s main argument and reflects on the
usefulness of that source.
Human Affairs-Rwanda
Genocide
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Professor’s Name
Date
Introduction
The international community
and particularly the united states have had in the past, prior to the Genocide,
taking part in a peacekeeping mission. It is worth wondering why there was no
international contribution to preventing or ending the civil war. The United States
had taken a leading role in Somalia and other nations’ peacekeeping; why not
Rwanda? Retooling of US foreign policy, “shadow of Somalia,” media failure, and
the lack of the United States’ political interest contributed to the United States
and the international community collectively not responding to the Rwanda Genocide.
Retooling of US policy regarding humanitarian
intervention in 1994
The united states had many
lessons from the Somalia civil war and had to rethink its involvement in
international peacekeeping[1]. The united states were
not willing to engage in another piece-keeping mission in Africa. Cohen, in his book, “One-hundred days of
silence: America and the Rwanda genocide,” explain that the United States
failed to intervene because they avoided engaging in a non-strategic humanitarian
intervention. The united states, before the Genocide, was a supporter of UNAMIR
and its effort to bring peace to Rwandese, but the time of the Genocide came
way long after the united states had re-evaluated its role in global operations
on peacekeeping. Also, Cohen says that Clinton was not prepared for the
military consequences that would have come along with the war. Adelman et
al. (1996), on the reasons for the lack of active involvement of the
international community, argue that the failure to intervene by the United
Nations was attributed to failed early warnings. The united nations did not
collect and flag the right information pertaining to human rights violations
and Genocide.
Media played a big role in the Genocide
The media
would not present the actual image, and nations would not see how the matter
was escalating. The ruling government in Rwanda forbade media personnel from
recording how the situation was unfolding but could only report[2].
No coverages were allowed. Also, the media failed to report the exact
situation on the ground; the link between human rights reports to dynamic
analyses of the social conflict was not reflecting the actual thing in the
ground. The authors further point out poor retroactive conflict management.
