Genocide In Rwanda 

     There seems to be little dispute about the issue of leaders not handling the details and warnings of distress among the Rwandan people. There is still debate on where the blame should be placed and who should the blame be placed on. This paper has shown the behavior of leaders from the first killing of the eighteen U.S. Army Rangers in 1993. The responsibility of the people and to the people of Rwanda were ignored and explained off as mere civil unrest. Some leaders say they did not respond because they had not heard the word genocide used.

 

     Due to the passiveness of internal leaders including those of the U.N. approximately 800,000 people were killed, this number includes women, children, and the elderly (Stanton, 2009). These categories of people normally would get instant attention, and that’s because this group, women, children and elderly, are seen as the most vulnerable in most situations (Stanton, 2009).

 

     There is an expectation of leaders to defend the defenseless and to possess true morals and values. Leaders have an expectation to do the right thing. It has also been reviewed that there were some true leaders during and after the Genocide in Rwanda. Leaders who didn’t carry the titles of leaders nor were they the everyday leader. However in the face of adversity leaders stepped up to make unseen things happen and make the unbelievers believe.  Time has shown that when the leaders in place are failing, often someone else will step in to take the lead.