Who sold weapons to people during the genocide?

A discussion about the regulation of lethal weapons takes us to Rwanda, where commemorations are underway to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi. read more

Of the more modern weapons used, such as light arms, these were mostly provided by the Rwandan government in the months leading up to the genocide, usually to police and security forces. From 1990 to 1993, Rwanda became one of the largest importers of weapons in Africa, spending somewhere around $112 million on weapons and ammunition. read more

Relief groups estimate that 200,000 to 500,000 people have been killed in the genocidal carnage that began in April, although some U.S. intelligence experts estimate the death toll at one million or more. Much of the killing was carried out with machetes, but automatic rifles and hand grenades were also commonly used. read more

A discussion about the regulation of lethal weapons takes us to Rwanda, where commemorations are underway to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi. More than one million people were killed between April and July of 1994 and hundreds of thousands of survivors suffer to this day. read more