Holding Rwanda Accountable - NPR

NPR has recently published a strong article on the UN document set for release, that Rwanda is trying to block. The report describes horrible events that could be used to claim that Rwanda, shortly after the Rwandan genocide in their country, committed acts of genocide in Congo. It is probably one of the best articles on the report accusing Rwanda of genocide.

The writer says:

Even if some future tribunal concludes that the dreadful acts amount "only" to crimes against humanity, this meticulous document offers a powerful rebuke both to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has adroitly and cynically used his country's suffering as a shield behind which to advance its regional interests, and to his backers in Washington and London, who have unquestioningly accepted the country's unique victim status.

Rwanda for years, has been able to gain the sympathy for the crimes committed against their people... This has lead to strong support from Britain and the USA - both strong supportors... So strong that Rwanda has joined the Commonwealth and the USA continues to sing the praises of President Kagame (with closed eyes). 


Without in any way diminishing the unique monstrousness of the 1994 genocide, the report essentially puts an end to Rwanda's victim status. The Great Lakes region, comprising Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo, has been engulfed since the 1970s in a politics of genocide, in which groups seek to gain and retain power by destroying their rivals. Kagame's RPF, and perhaps Kagame himself, drank from this poisoned stream.

The full article is here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129696478

I encourage you to read it. It isn't too confusing and I believe that it can shed some light on the importance of this report - on Congo and on the people in the region.