Rwandan Genocide

Rwanda · 1994–1994

AdjudicatedJudicial finding

The 1994 mass slaughter of Tutsi by Hutu Power forces over approximately 100 days; the first genocide formally adjudicated by an international tribunal.

Perpetrator

Hutu Power government, Interahamwe militia

Target group

Tutsi (and moderate Hutu)

Deaths (estimate)

500,000 – 1,000,000 (best: 662,000)

Protected category

Ethnical

Process stage (Stanton)

1 Classification

2 Symbolization

3 Discrimination

4 Dehumanization

5 Organization

6 Polarization

7 Preparation

8 Persecution

9 Extermination

10 Denial

Recognition status

Judicial finding. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) — Akayesu (1998) was the first conviction for genocide by an international court.

AdjudicatedJudicial finding