UN Peacekeepers Stand Down: Rwanda's Genocide Begins
Maurice Baril advises the UN Secretary-General to withdraw peacekeepers from Rwanda, a recommendation that directly enables the rapid escalation of violence against Tutsis and moderate Hutus. This decision leaves approximately 800,000 people dead within a hundred days by removing the only international force capable of slowing the slaughter.
December 10, 1994
32 years ago
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Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Rwandan Genocide
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Maurice Baril
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Department of Peacekeeping Operations
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UNAMIR
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Maurice Baril
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Secretary-General of the United Nations
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United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
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