“Statement by the Press Secretary”, April 22, 1994

The US and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 Evidence of Inaction Many consider this statement by the White House—done at the urging of Human Rights Watch—as the penultimate US initiative during the genocide. In naming and calling on four Rwandan military... More

The US and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 Evidence of Inaction Many consider this statement by the White House—done at the urging of Human Rights Watch—as the penultimate US initiative during the genocide. In naming and calling on four Rwandan military leaders to “end the violence”, it is probably the sole example of high-level attention—however brief—trained on officials involved in the genocide. Less