Gender Hate Propaganda and Sexual Violence in the Rwandan Genocide: An Argument for Intersectionality in International Law

Using the Media Trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as an example, the author argues that to effectively address the violence committed against Tutsi women during the Rwandan Genocide, the ICTR must recognize the violence was both sexist and racist. The author presents a general background on the Rwandan genocide, the propaganda campaign and its effect on Tutsi women. The author concludes that there is a lack of an intersectional analysis in the ICTR's statute and other international treaties to address the violence and presents an alternative framework for prosecuting the gendered racist propaganda.