Analysis of Genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo

This essay provides an analysis of the genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exploring its historical context, causes, and consequences. The essay highlights the involvement of various actors, including the UN, and the devastating impact on the Congolese population, particularly women, who have suffered from sexual violence and human rights violations. It references the Genocide Convention and its role in addressing such atrocities, while also acknowledging the ongoing challenges in achieving peace and stability in the region. The essay draws on multiple sources to discuss the complexities of the conflict and the need for resources to be deployed by the UN to ensure stability in the region and prevent the unnecessary killing of Congolese people. The author emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to address the humanitarian crisis and the importance of international cooperation.

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Contents
Democratic Republic of Congo and Genocide................................................................................1
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................2
References........................................................................................................................................4

Democratic Republic of Congo and Genocide
Democratic Republic of Congo and genocide are two terms that have time and
again intertwined. Though the wars of 1996 and 1998 have ceased, the genocide
has made its way deep into the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Though with many peace programs there have been certain improvements, as
whole there seems not a complete eradication of genocide actions.
Genocide had become evident in the pre second war time when Hitler had killed
Jews as his prejudiced believes in Anti-Semitism. From the, the world has seen
different aspects of it and the definition have kept broadening with new example of
it being added from time to time (Bartels et al, 2010).
It is not hard to believe that peace and stability Democratic Republic of Congo can
be restored when there is collective efforts taken and this can only be done when
UN, the global peace-making body is in action.
One cannot deny but appreciated the efforts that have been taken so far with
regards to Democratic Republic of Congo.
Here what can be brought in discussion is The Genocide Convention also called
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This
was an important step in curbing genocide because for the first time genocide was
proclaimed as crime by the international law. It was adopted in the year 1948 and
brought to force in the year 1951.
The Convention was instrumental in bring out the fact that genocide is not
something that is only limited to times of war. It can very well be pursued at the
time of peace. This holds true for Democratic Republic of Congo. The wars, as
mentioned above, had ended back in 1998 but the tribes, especially in the eastern
parts, had continued to volatile to each other. The military which was asked to
interfere in order to bring in the security had done nothing but made the matter
worse (Koegler et al , 2019).
The result is that there have been inflictions on the Congolese people on a regular
basic. The women here have suffered the most as they are sexually abused and

sometimes they are abused in way that leaves them incapable of producing young
ones (Johnson et al 2010).
The Convention can be brought to a more active use and exercised in way that it
strictly brings out a change in Democratic Republic of Congo and the people get
back to normalcy (Kyamusugulwa, Hilhorst and Jacobs, 2018).
The Convention makes it compulsory for the party nations that they take strict
actions against it and employ measure that is going to help in curbing the spreading
genocide even at peaceful situations in different parts of the world.
Democratic Republic of Congo can be restored through the various policies
adopted and an important role here is played by Ratifying of the Convention which
renews the affirmation of the participant nations in preventing and taking collective
actions against genocide (Aembe and Dijkzeul 2018).
Here the women are subjected to atrocities that have led many of the literary and
social scholars to approach the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo from
the gender politics viewpoint. The women are supressed as a result of their gender
and not because of their action. The mere natural identity has led to subjugation.
Here, an important asset can be that of date collected through survey as it is
important to accurate data in formulating a policy that is related to something as
delicate as the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo. There is an increased
morality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo which is can be directly or
indirectly linked to lack of security that is prevailing in the geographical area
(Coghlan et al 2006).
Conclusion
Though it has been mentioned above that U.N has tried to intervene with all the
possible methods, there is still a lack of resources that has to be deployed in order
to gain peace in Democratic Republic of Congo which remains as one of the world
humanitarian crisis.
International Crisis Group has mentioned that the peace in Democratic Republic of
Congo is greatly related to well it is backed by resources from the UN and it is

time there is some concrete action taken that ensures stability and prevents the
unnecessary killing of Congolese people.

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