Treatment of the Tutsi
After European Imperialism, the Tutsi had power and wealth provided to them by being favored by the Belgians (Johnson). Along with their power, the Tutsi people gained the dislike and distrust of the Hutu people. This time in history set up the groundwork for the Hutu and the Tutsi to have many clashes. One of the most brutal was the Rwandan genocide. During this three month period, over 800,000 people from the Tutsi tribe were killed (“Genocide in Rwanda”). Most of these people were tortured and killed in a heinous manner. The Hutu used machetes, clubs, and knives, which resulted in a painful gruesome death. The Tutsi people were killed in courtyards, bathrooms, schools, and churches, anywhere they could be found . After the victims were killed, they were thrown into mass graves or left to rot. There were corpses all over the towns (Lorch). The Hutus even threw the corpses into the rivers because the Tutsis are believed to have come from Ethiopia and the Hutus were trying to send them back to where they came from (Johnson).
Tutsi women were treated horribly. Many were kept as “sex slaves”. After the men were ‘done' with the women, they would kill them. These women were raped and tortured in the form of having their breasts cut off and having sharp objects shoved up their vaginas (Rosenberg). The children were also raped. Many young kids were “forced to commit violent actions against their will" (“Rwanda”). The horrific treatment generally killed these women and children, however those that survived endured infections, amputations and many physical disabilities as well as emotional and spiritual distress.
Tutsi women were treated horribly. Many were kept as “sex slaves”. After the men were ‘done' with the women, they would kill them. These women were raped and tortured in the form of having their breasts cut off and having sharp objects shoved up their vaginas (Rosenberg). The children were also raped. Many young kids were “forced to commit violent actions against their will" (“Rwanda”). The horrific treatment generally killed these women and children, however those that survived endured infections, amputations and many physical disabilities as well as emotional and spiritual distress.