The Rwandan Genocide which resulted in the death of nearly 75 percent of the Tutsi population has been compared to the Holocaust. Scott Straus points out that the crimes were deliberate and coordinated. Straus points out different historians views on both the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide. He mentions since the 1994 genocide, studies have linked the two genocides and historians have compared them. I think that is interesting and which I think that links the two together is after the genocide in 1994, the United Nations put together a tribunal to prosecute senior Rwandan officials. This is similar to the tribunal in Nuremberg after the War. Also interesting to point out that back in the 1950's, many Rwandan's wanted to deport the Tutsi population somewhere else, something the Nazi thought of in regards to the Madagascar plan. Since 1994, the Rwandan genocide and the Holocaust has been linked together.
When studying genocides, should historians look at the social and political climate?
Should historians link different genocides together or should each be considered separate and different?
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