Panel Discussion - Genocide as a Violation of Human Rights: Revisiting Rwanda

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The School of Law at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organised a movie screening and a panel discussion on Genocide as a Violation of Human Rights: Revisiting Rwanda on April 07, 2021 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM. The event was diverse and covered multiple topics under the Rwandan Genocide. The panel discussion focused on the history and the origin of the Rwandan Genocide, the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Rome Statute, the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Conflict Resolution Mechanism and on Conflict-related sexual violence that occurred during this event.


The Panel Discussion included an interdisciplinary approach towards the topic. Students were introduced and familiarised with the concepts of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes as defined and understood under international law, relations and politics through the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda.

The documentary screening conducted before the panel discussion introduced the students to the events that led up to the Rwandan Genocide. 83% of the attendees said that they were extremely satisfied with the manner in which the programme was conducted that is the initiation of the event with a documentary followed by a panel discussion. Dr Salu D’Souza was the first speaker at the event. He focused on the factors that lead to the cause of the Genocide. He spoke about the geopolitical situation in Rwanda in 1993. The second speaker Dr Sunil John focused on the international laws and principles around Genocide which helped students understand through a legal perspective the discussions around Genocide at the United Nations. The final speaker, Ms Koshika Krishna spoke on gender-based violence and the lack of focus on the same in the post-conflict efforts initiated to address the genocide. She also focused on highlighting the reconciliation and justice efforts that were initiated by the international and national communities such as the setting up of ICTR and the national Gacaca system. 77% of the attendees rated the duration of the programme as good while 81% of the attendees stated that they were extremely satisfied with the content covered by the speakers in the panel discussion and the format of the event. 90% of the attendees stated that the programme was informative and helped them gain insights on the topic.

Most students stated in their feedback form that they had only heard about the Rwandan Genocide in passing and that the event helped them gain a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the events and factors that led to the Genocide. Students also stated that they have gained better insights into international politics and relations as well as international humanitarian and armed conflict laws

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