Rwanda: Crimes against Humanity

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This paper argues that, in order to fulfill the objectives of justice and resolving ethnic conflict, Rwanda should hold criminal tribunals for retributive justice against the people who organized the genocide. Traditional Rwandan trial practices, called 'gacacas,' should be called for restorative justice against those who participated in the genocide.

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"The international community and the Rwandan victims of genocide decided that the victims of the Rwanda genocide must face trial and punishment for their actions. Most agree that a criminal justice tribunal had to be established to punish the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. War crimes tribunal is created to inspect the perpetrators accused of violating human rights. It places the responsibility on individuals instead of social groups which will provide the victim's need of justice. According to Carroll article, "Rwanda face village justice", "the purpose of war crimes tribunals is to provide peace and prevent future violations which enforce the norms. It has the ability to prosecute those persons accused of human rights violations."

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