Witness to Rwandan massacre speaks - 06 Oct 08

[TheDentry]

/watch?v=g6m7UKQ3mjY

[princesszon]

..(cont)Conflict escalated over the years and when Belgium withdrew, there was a Hutu revolution, fighting/massacres and it came to a head in 1994 when the genocide occured.

[princesszon]

It was a conflict in Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi groups. The strange thing is that before the colonization by Belgium, they were pretty integrated, and there wasn't much distinction. Then the Belgiums issued ID cards, and divided people into Hutu and Tutsis based on physical characteristics. The minority Tutsis (14%) were favoured (apparently due to their being taller and more 'European' looking)and it basically turned into a class-system, where they got preferential treatment.

[MercuryShining]

Amen!

[kedua65]

How did you expect the RPA to stop the Interahamwe from exscaping from the camps and creating instability in the country. The Rwandan Govt is trying to stop the Hutu Interahamwe who escaped and went into the DRC from more killings. The UN are a Joke.

[bebeinpa]

It was a tribal conflict.

[Ariji86]

more

[bib777]

was this masacre a religious conflict?

[hollywoodnight]

islam's machete men maybe...

[bib777]

was this masacre a religious conflict?

[jawantan]

Or maybe you like many are just predisposed to attributing general violence to a religion you think is directly responsible for terrorism. The DRC is 95 percent Christian.