Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsi
How colonial identity, extremist politics and ‘hate radio’ helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.

How colonial identity, extremist politics and ‘hate radio’ helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.



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Attacks are deadliest in years in Yemen’s conflict between Houthis and government forces.
The Palestinian issue should be returned to the UN framework and anchored again in international law.
Settler violence escalates, with illegal outposts and frequent attacks reported across Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus.
Antonio Guterres’s successor will be tasked with revitalising an organisation in crisis and facing pressure to reform.
Pervasive climate of fear condemned amid human rights violations and crackdowns on opposition.

US diplomats walked out of France’s UN Security Council address after France’s UN Mission compared the US to North Korea
US diplomats walk out of UN meeting during France’s speech amid tensions over human rights chief’s reappointment.
UN chief Guterres says settlements a ‘flagrant violation’ of international law, amid escalating violence.
High Commissioner Turk discusses displacement and trauma in Lebanon, asserting Israel is violating international law.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker said that Lebanon’s displaced endure ‘exhaustion and despair’.