Traumatized Population: Men and women from both sides of the coin were targeted in these crimes, and frequently suffered more than they had to. It is no surprise during this tragic event that numerous cases of rape were reported, a suspected greater number went unreported due to fear. Females were repeatedly the victims of sexual assault, slavery, sexually mutilated, and often contracted HIV or AIDS. Countless girls and women were forcibly impregnated, which usually caused health problems--besides STDs--such as complications during childbirth. These “pregnancies of the war”, “children of hate”, or “enfants non-desires”, were abandoned after birth or even killed since the trauma was oftentimes too much for the mothers to handle, and about 2,000 to 5,000 children were born in this time due to these crimes. Abortion is illegal in Rwanda, so it was not uncommon for women to perform risky abortions to rid themselves of their painful memories. Families were torn apart when the mother decided to keep the child, where in some cases nothing changed within the community, but a vast number if not all families were forced into a deeper poverty. They struggled to support themselves and moreso after their child(ren) was born. Aftermath: The people had been terrorized and traumatized. The hospitals and schools were destroyed or ransacked. Rwanda’s health centers, one in each commune, were ruined. The stocks of basic drugs and health supplies had been looted. Water supply lines were non-operational. Qualified staff had been killed or fled the country, including most of the teachers. An estimated 250,000 women had been widowed. In the whole country there were six judges and ten lawyers. There were no gendarmes. (armed police) by: Dalia Flores |
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