How Many Tutsi Were Killed?
In the nature of the event, it has always been difficult to establish the numbers killed in the genocide. Serious authorities disagree by hundreds of thousands of deaths — a quite remarkable variation. The highest persuasive figure for Tutsi killed seems to be 800,000, the very lowest, 500,000. Unfortunate as it is, the truth is that we have no way of being certain. The fact is that even if the most conservative figure is used, it still means that over three-quarters of the entire population registered as Tutsi were systematically killed in just over 100 days. Public Accountability. The price of this betrayal by the international community was paid by countless Rwandans, overwhelmingly Tutsi, who will forever remain anonymous to the rest of the world. In contrast, none of the key actors on the Security Council or in the Secretariat responsible for this betrayal has ever paid any kind of price. No heads have rolled. No resignations have been demanded. No one has resigned on a matter of
