Author profile: Bernard-Alexandre Merkel

The Rwandan Genocide: The Guilty Bystanders

Bernard-Alexandre Merkel • Jan 14 2010 • Essays

Each time genocide occurs, the world cries out ‘never again’. So why does no one stop these atrocities once they begin? Why are they simply ignored until they “resolve” themselves? This essay will be seeking to answer why the humanitarian intervention failed to prevent the genocide in Rwanda. It will focus on three main possible reasons why the intervention failed.

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