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Injustice Casts Shadow On History Of State Executions, John Bessler
Injustice Casts Shadow On History Of State Executions, John Bessler
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This article, published in the StarTribune of Minneapolis, discusses the history of lynchings and executions in the State of Minnesota. It specifically discusses miscarriages of justice that have taken place in Minnesota, along with highlighting other problems associated with capital punishment.
Accountability In The Aftermath Of Rwanda's Genocide, Jason Strain, Elizabeth Keyes
Accountability In The Aftermath Of Rwanda's Genocide, Jason Strain, Elizabeth Keyes
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Over the span of 100 days in 1994, almost one million Rwandans died in a genocide that left Rwandan society traumatized and its institutions in disarray. The genocide implicated not only the actual instigators and killers, who came from all levels of Rwandan society, but also the culture of impunity that had thrived in Rwanda for decades. This culture of impunity and inaction in the face of atrocities eerily mirrored the international community's failure to intervene to prevent or respond to the genocide. The genocide provoked a process of reflection within Rwanda and the broader international community about how the …