ABSTRACT
Rwanda is a small, densely populated Central African nation that, during April, May and June of 1994 become the focal point for one of the most brutal genocides in human history. The Rwandan indigenous population is largely made up of two ethnic groups: the minority Tutsis, traditionally cattle owners and given political favour by Belgian colonists prior to independence in 1959, and the majority Hutus, traditionally agriculturists and labourers. After gaining independence a Hutu-dominated political order was established in Rwanda, leading to discrimination and episodes of mass killing directed against Tutsis. As a consequence many Tutsis fl ed to Uganda where they formed the Rwanda Patriotic Front, a military organisation that launched periodic attacks into Rwanda (Dutton et al., 2005; Jones, 2011).
