http://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2016/01/30/a-provocation-on-burundi/ A provocation on Burundi by   BRIDGET CONLEY   on   JANUARY 30, 2016 While I am not an expert on Burundi, I, like many others right now, am watching with dismay as violence in the country continues. My recent research has been on atrocity endings and Burundi today echoes with one finding from my work: the difference between halting (or in this case forestalling) mass atrocities and advancing democratization. These two valuable endeavors, history informs us, are not the same. While clearly strongly institutionalized democracies are the best system for protecting civilians from mass violence inflicted by their own government, the timeline, processes and priorities of mass violence and institutionalizing democracy are not the same, and in some cases, they can work at odds with each other. From the vantage point of comparative study of atrocity endin...

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  http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/African-hero-now-living-in-S-A-will-run-for-6791393.php African hero, now living in S.A., will run for Rwanda presidency By Bill Lambrecht, Washington Bureau January 28, 2016 1 Photo: LAWRENCE JACKSON, STF / AP IMAGE  1  OF  3 President Bush awards, Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered people at a hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday,  ... more WASHINGTON - Paul Rusesabagina, a San Antonio resident who gained fame for saving hundreds of lives in Rwanda in the 1990s, on Thursday declared his candidacy for the presidency of the east African country ruled for two decades by a dictator. Rusesabagina called on the United States government and leaders around the world to halt foreign aid to Rwanda and support for its longtime president, Paul Kagame. "Today, I publicly declare that I...

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