Human Rights Violation

human rights

the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings

human rights violations

Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments

Nueremberg Trials

trials against Nazi war criminals

Tokyo Trials

war crime trials for Japanese officials

United Nations

An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.

Augusto Pinochet

Chilean militar leader who in a coup deposed Salvador Allende - communist, elected leader - created one party rule dictatorship - ruled w/ iron fist - human rights abuses

Pol Pot

Leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, who terrorized the people of Cambodia throughout the 1970's

urban

city

Collectivization

a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government

Lon Nol

Politician in Cambodia that was supported by the US

Killing Fields of Cambodia

sites where large amounts of people were killed and buried

Khmer Rouge

A group of Communist rebels who seized power in Cambodia in 1975.

perpetuate

to make permanent or long lasting

tribunal

a court of justice

ECCC

prosecuted perpetrators of the Cambodian Genocide

Rwandan Genocide

The killing of more than 500,000 ethnic Tutsis by rival Hutu militias in Rwanda in 1994. The conflict between the dominant Tutsis and the majority Hutus had gone on for centuries, but the suddenness and savagery of the massacres caught the United Nations off-guard. U.N. peacekeepers did not enter the country until after much of the damage had been done.

Hutu

The majority ethnic tribe in Rwanda who was responsible for the 1994 genocide

majority

more than half

Tutsi

The minority ethnic tribe in Rwanda who were victims of the 1994 genocide

RPF

Rwandan Patriotic Front

General Romeo Dallaire

leader of UN troops in Rwanda, from Canada, Paul believed he had a compassionate heart and a strong sense of morality, he set up multiple radio interviews to try and get the rest of the world to be aware, Paul thought that he and the rest of the UN could have done more to help

Miltia

A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

Radio RTLM

Hutu power media that inspired and guided the genocide. The US could've blocked the transmission, but didn't want to violate international law

ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)

Set up by the UN, located in Tanzania. Prosecuted the Hutu for genocide.

Sudan

Khartoum, Africa

First Sudanese Civil War

1955-1972