GS231 Lecture Notes - Gacaca Court, Indian Act, United States Department Of State
Document Summary
Don"t repeat ideas- but you can reference book report. Gacaca trials in rwanda victims/ perps tell the stories. Genocide eradicates a culture no people left to tell the story of the people. If you can"t remember something happened it is as if it never happened. Truth/ reconciliation council: restorative justice, community project. Memories are crucial so we don"t forget about people and events. Genocide has many definitions/ uses: came out of holocaust studies (western) Questions it"s difficult for people to talk about their experiences. Cultural memories are used by perps to claim the conflict was legit. Genocides leave a lot in their wake. If deny the genocide they don"t need to apologise or acknowledge the dead, also election purposes. **un acknowledged palestine as a non-member state of the un. Genocide destroy a national, ethic, racial, religious group through killing, maiming body/ mind, physical destruction, preventing births and transferring children of the group.
