Talk:Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War



Hutu genocide → Massacres of Hutu refugees during the First Congo War

Current title is too broad and can confused with the Burundian genocides also characterizing the massacres ubiquitously as "genocide'' seems controversial if not even fringe given the double genocide controversy so removing that from the title may be advisable as well. Even if it is genocide the Srebrenica massacre article isn't called Srebrenica genocide despite that being a genocide legally recognized so I think a similar rule could apply here.

Genocide?
I know this is a politically charged issue, so I am wading out carefully into it. No doubt the atrocities committed against the Hutu and others in the Congolese wars were terrible. But genocide is a label not to be thrown around lightly. I don't say that it shouldn't be used here, I only wonder if other neutral editors should weigh in. AmplifyWiki (talk) 02:24, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. Though the extent of the mass murders would probably justify the title "genocide", expert literature does not call it such. Not to mention that mass murder of Hutus also happened after the war, and the title should accordingly reflect the time period. As result, I think we should rename the article to Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War. Applodion (talk) 20:29, 7 August 2019 (UTC)


 * This article mainly aims to reflect an on-going discussion as to whether these atrocities are to be qualified as a crime of genocide or not. It is not a mere historical account of atrocities. If the article does not appear to do so, you are all invited to contribute to this aim. The qualification of these atrocities as a crime of genocide, or not, should only be based on the genocide convention, especially if they meet its article 2. It should not be based on the fact that there exist expert literature have not called it so, although there are that have, including the UN reports, etc... It is therefore fair and correct to move this article to Hutu Genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, every genocide is politically charged, so Wikipedia should be objective and inclusive in topics like this one. Bak0ne (talk) 02:21, 12 January 2020 (UTC)