Editing Interahamwe

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{{Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|Image        = Flag of the Rwandan Democratic Movement.svg
|size   = 
|fullname = Interahamwe
|alias = 
|origin = Rwanda
|foundation = 1990
|headquarters = Kigali, Rwanda
|commanders = [[Robert Kajuga]]<br>[[Georges Rutaganda]]
|agents = [[Protais Mpiranya]]<br>[[Idelphonse Nizeyimana]]<br>[[Tharcisse Renzaho]]<br>[[Innocent Sagahutu]]<br>[[François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye]]<br>[[Aloys Ndimbati]]<br>
|skills = Military training
|goals = Exterminate all Tutsis in Rwanda (failed)
|crimes = [[Mass murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Looting]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]
|type of villains = Genocidal Terrorists|type of villain=Genocidal Terrorists}}
{{Quote|And as I was looking at them and shaking their hands, I noticed some blood spots still on them. And all of a sudden they disappeared from being human. All of a sudden....something happened that turned them into non-human....things. And I was not talking with humans. I literally was talking with ''evil''.|[[wikipedia:Roméo Dallaire|Roméo Dallaire]] describes a meeting with the leaders of the Interahamwe.}}
The '''Interahamwe''' is a [[Hutu Power|Hutu supremacist]] paramilitary organization founded by [[Robert Kajuga]] that is best known as being the main perpetrator of the [[Rwandan Genocide]] alongside the [[Impuzamugambi]], during which an estimated of 1,000,000 Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutus were killed over the course of 100 days from April to July 1994. The Interahamwe committed numerous [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]] during the [[genocide]], including mass [[murder]], [[rape]], mutilation, [[kidnapping]], [[torture]], destruction of property, [[arson]], and numerous other atrocities.

Robert Kajuga acted as the president of the Interahamwe, while [[Georges Rutaganda]] served as vice president (as well as their primary field commander) during the genocide, receiving his orders from the military officers who took control of the government after the assassination of President [[Juvénal Habyarimana]], such as [[Théoneste Bagosora]] and [[Augustin Bizimungu]].

They have often drawn comparisons to the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', the paramilitary wing of the [[Nazi Party]].

==Biography==
The Interahamwe was formed in 1990 as the youth wing of the [[MRND]], the ruling party of Rwanda, and enjoyed the backing of the Hutu-led government. Their name in Kinyarwanda means "those who work together."

The radio station [[Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines|RTLM]] was popular amongst the Interahamwe for its decidedly pro-Hutu agenda, among other things. From October 1993 to late 1994, it was used as an outlet for extremists to release ethnocentric and [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]] [[propaganda]] that [[Demonization|demonized]] Tutsis, moderate Hutus and Belgians. Often it encouraged the ongoing acts of genocide by promoting fear among the Hutus that the Tutsis would massacre them, and broadcasting the positions of Tutsis hiding or attempting to flee.

Following the end of the Rwandan Genocide and subsequent end of the [[Civil War|civil war]] in July 1994, the Interahamwe were driven out of the country by [[Paul Kagame]] and his [[Rwandan Patriotic Front]] (RPF), who had seized control of the government, and today are mostly active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. They were participants in the First and Second Congo Wars, supporting the government of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] during the first war and once again opposing the forces of Paul Kagame during the second war.

As of 2019, the Interahamwe are still active, but they have lost most of their power and the threat they pose is greatly diminished. They are considered a terrorist organisation by many African and Western governments.

The Interahamwe and splinter groups such as the [[FDLR]] continue to wage an insurgency against Rwanda from neighboring countries, where they are also involved in local conflicts and [[terrorism]].

Leaders of the Interahamwe have been primarily prosecuted through the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania. The tribunal has convicted at least 41 persons, often with life sentences, including former interim Prime Minister [[Jean Kambanda]] and Georges Rutaganda (who later died in prison while serving his sentence.) Fugitives have been captured and prosecuted in other countries, including [[Jean-Marie Vianney Mudahinyuka]] (a.k.a. "Zuzu"), an Interahamwe leader found hiding in Chicago, Illinois in January 2011.

Many Interahamwe members who participated in the Rwandan Genocide remain at large to present day. It has been nearly impossible to fully bring the Interahamwe to justice because they did not wear uniforms or have a clearly organized group of followers. They were the neighbours, friends and co-workers of Tutsis. In the aftermath of the genocide and during and after the Congo Wars, members of the Interahamwe moved into camps of refugees and the internally displaced. There the victims were mixed in with the enemy making it difficult to prosecute members of the Interahamwe. It is believed that they continue to use this method to evade being brought to justice, so it is highly likely that many Interahamwe members will never be captured.
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