GenoDynamics
Data Download
The GenoDynamics
database concerns all genocide-related activities undertaken
in Rwanda during the period between April 6th and July 30th,
1994. The database was compiled from numerous
sources, derived from eyewitness accounts and archival
research (African Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Rwandan
government [diverse ministries]). Each entry within the
database represents a single violation that took place during
the relevant time period (e.g., an abduction, a killing,
a rape, or an instance of torture), reported by a single
source . The current data was collected over the last year
and is continually being updated as new information becomes
available. Some of the variables within the database include:
violations (actions), perpetrator names and professions,
the number of victims for each violation, the location of
the violation, and weapon(s) used during the violation.
Recently included were economic and demographic variables
derived from the 1991 Rwandan Census: e.g., the size of
the commune population, population density by commune, the
number of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa within a prefecture as well
as outward migration and contiguity by prefecture.
Disclaimer:
For five years, GenoDynamics has diligently been compiling
information from diverse sources but we are constantly
acquiring new information. As a result, the database should
not yet be viewed as definitive. Additionally, we are
only making part of the database available; some confidentiality
agreements do not allow us to release all of the information
that we have compiled and we are utilizing other components
to conduct analyses that have not yet been published.
If you would like to be made aware of updates and extensions,
then please contact the project director Prof. Christian
Davenport (at cdavenport@gvpt.umd.edu)
and we will provide you with this information. For all
uses of this data, please cite the project in the following
manner: Christian Davenport and Allan Stam. "Mass
Killing and the Oases of Humanity: Understanding Rwandan
Genocide and Resistance." Research funded by the
National Science Foundation (SES-0321518). Project Webpage:.
www.genodynamics.com.
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