Graduation Year
2016
Date of Submission
11-2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
Peter Uvin
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© 2015 Jack J Earley
Abstract
This paper explores the apparent contradiction between Rwanda’s impressive and internationally-recognized development in physical, economic and social conditions largely driven by the Kagame’s administration policies and the pervasive human rights violations also resulting from government policy. The author asks the question whether the nation – two decades removed from the 1994 genocide which resulted in the death of 800,000 people in 100 days – is ready and capable of transitioning to a political system and set of policies that value human rights and economic development equally, and whether that transition would reduce the risk of future unrest and violence.
Recommended Citation
Earley, Jack, "Breaking a Violent Cycle: Human Rights and Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda" (2016). CMC Senior Theses. 1229.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1229
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
