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Memo to The Acting Secretary Re My Trip to East and Central Africa
Card Number 8242
Number
8242
Author
Shattuck, John
Date
May 9, 1994
Ymd
19940509
Title
Memo to The Acting Secretary Re My Trip to East and Central Africa
Size
106715 bytes
Pages nb.
3
Source
Public records
Type
Document diplomatique, TD
Language
EN
Abstract
By soliciting African leaders' views on the crisis in
Rwanda I was able to establish areas of consensus on policy and
express our support for their efforts. There was broad
agreement that Rwanda is a human rights catastrophe of the
first magnitude; that there is a need for an enhanced UN
presence with a new mission, centered on assuring unimpeded
access to humanitarian assistance and civilian protection; that
there should be a UN human rights inquiry as a means, in part,
of halting the spiral of retribution; and that a ceasefire is
critically important although it is unlikely to end all the
killings. My stop in Burundi allowed me to encourage the
interim leadership in their efforts to maintain calm. I
believe Rwanda is a test of our commitment to universal
principles of human rights.
Rwanda I was able to establish areas of consensus on policy and
express our support for their efforts. There was broad
agreement that Rwanda is a human rights catastrophe of the
first magnitude; that there is a need for an enhanced UN
presence with a new mission, centered on assuring unimpeded
access to humanitarian assistance and civilian protection; that
there should be a UN human rights inquiry as a means, in part,
of halting the spiral of retribution; and that a ceasefire is
critically important although it is unlikely to end all the
killings. My stop in Burundi allowed me to encourage the
interim leadership in their efforts to maintain calm. I
believe Rwanda is a test of our commitment to universal
principles of human rights.