When should countries intervene to prevent mass murder?
The Rwandan genocide led to the birth of an idea: the ‘responsibility to protect’
The Rachman Review · Richard Martin
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Show Notes
Gideon talks to Indian opposition Congress politician and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor about the concept of the 'responsibility to protect', which allows countries to intervene militarily in order to protect a population from mass murder. This was first mooted by Kofi Annan in the late 1990s after the Rwandan genocide. Can it be applied today, and in what circumstances? Clips: Global News, C-SPAN
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