4.
How does information about these activities vary across sources?
The
GenoDynamics
Project houses numerous databases. Created from several distinct
sources (represented below within the diagram), these include:
the Rwandan government, Rwandan civil society organizations, and
international organizations. Click on a category to see what specific
organization was utilized as a source, how they collected information
and what limitations exist with each source.
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Overall
Summary: When one observes the information contained
in the different data sources, it is clear that the government
sources tend to highlight victim totals and deaths, whereas the
international human rights organizations focus upon personal stories.
Across sources, several locations are detailed well (e.g., Kibuye,
Butare, and Kigali-Ville), but in others there is hardly any information
(e.g., Ruhengeri and Byumba). As a consequence, it is extremely
important to be cognizant about who is providing information about
genocide and an effort must be made not to generalize about the
event from a source that has limited coverage of the whole country.
[other issues discovered by source comparisons]
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