@Bilijana, MacOswald: Rwanda - hate speech in a cultural context --- People will always find a "cultural interpretation" if not "justification" of their crimes. I reproduce for you an excerpt from the statement of the representative of Rwanda in the Security Council , delivered on 16 May 1994 (doc. S/PV/3377).

This is just an introduction. The whole text might be an interesting reading.

"I speak to you in order to invite you to look more deeply into the tragic events that are currently besetting my country, Rwanda. Many people learned of these events as they happened, unaware of their historical background and origin, or of the motives behind them.

However, many have asked why there was so much hatred and cruelty. Some would answer naively that it was the fault of the Rwandese army or of the Rwandese Government. Yet the actual reality is different, more complex, less easy to grasp from the outside. It is deeply rooted in the subconscious of every Rwandese and in the collective memory of an entire people." Source author: Petru Dumitriu <PetruD@diplomacy.edu>