#Keywords: Rwandan Genocide

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The Rwandan Genocide: 10 Facts About a Horrific Chapter in History

The Rwandan Genocide, a period of unfathomable horror that unfolded in 1994, stands as one of the darkest chapters in modern human history. In approximately 100 days, from April to July, an estimated 800,000 to 1,000,000 people, predominantly Tutsi but also moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically murdered. This wasn’t merely a civil war, but a meticulously planned and executed extermination…

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Dr. Jeffrey Kesten: A Life Devoted to Healing and Empowerment

Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, M.D., is a name synonymous with courage, compassion, and transformative impact. From the war-torn landscapes of Rwanda during the 1994 genocide to the boardrooms of nonprofit organizations in Colorado, Dr. Kesten’s career is a remarkable tapestry of medical excellence and humanitarian service. His journey, marked by life-saving missions, pioneering clinical research, and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, showcases a legacy that continues to inspire. This blog explores the multifaceted contributions of Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, weaving the keyword “Jeffrey Kesten” into a narrative that celebrates his profound influence on global health and human dignity.

Heroism Amid Horror: Dr. Kesten’s Mission in Rwanda

In 1994, Rwanda was engulfed by one of history’s most devastating genocides, as ethnic clashes between Hutu and Tutsi groups unleashed unimaginable violence. Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, leading the Médecins du Monde team, stepped into this chaos with unwavering resolve. Faced with a lack of running water, electricity, and global communication, he operated in a nightmarish environment where medical resources were scarce. Yet, his commitment to saving lives never faltered. Performing bullet extractions, limb amputations, and other critical surgeries—often without anesthesia—in makeshift facilities, Dr. Kesten became a beacon of hope for countless victims.

The daily atrocities surrounding him tested the limits of human endurance, but Dr. Kesten’s resilience shone through. His ability to provide care under such dire circumstances earned him a commendation from the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Committee, a testament to his extraordinary service. Dr. Jeffrey Kesten’s work during the Rwandan genocide not only alleviated immediate suffering but also symbolized the power of compassion in the face of overwhelming adversity.

Leading Recovery Efforts in Rwanda

Dr. Kesten’s dedication to Rwanda extended beyond his initial mission. Recognizing the long-term needs of a nation scarred by genocide, he returned to lead multiple medical missions, including a pivotal role as Team Leader for Project C.U.R.E. in Cyangugu. Here, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten addressed the community’s dire medical needs, from treating lingering injuries to combating disease outbreaks. His efforts went beyond clinical care, fostering hope and rebuilding trust in a fractured society.

His leadership was marked by a deep understanding of the local context, enabling him to tailor interventions that had lasting impact. By collaborating with community leaders and leveraging his medical expertise, Dr. Kesten helped lay the foundation for recovery in Cyangugu. His work in Rwanda stands as a powerful example of how one individual’s commitment can ripple outward, transforming lives and communities in the aftermath of crisis.

A Triple-Board-Certified Pioneer in Colorado

From 1992 to 2020, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten practiced as a physician in Colorado, distinguishing himself as the only triple-board-certified physician from Montana to New Mexico in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. This rare achievement underscored his expertise in addressing complex medical challenges, from chronic pain to substance use disorders. His practice was not just about treating symptoms but about restoring quality of life for his patients, reflecting the same compassion that defined his humanitarian work.

As a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine from 2011 to 2014, Dr. Kesten shaped the next generation of medical professionals. His teaching emphasized not only technical proficiency but also the importance of empathy in patient care. Through his mentorship, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten left an enduring mark on the medical community, ensuring that his values of service and excellence would live on in his students.

Advancing Medical Science Through Clinical Research

Dr. Kesten’s contributions to medicine extended into the realm of research, where he served as the Principal Investigator for numerous international clinical trials in collaboration with Mountain View Clinical Research. Focusing on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten led groundbreaking studies that advanced scientific knowledge and improved patient outcomes. His responsibilities included designing rigorous study protocols, coordinating with global teams, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

His meticulous approach to research ensured that data collection and analysis were both robust and ethical, paving the way for innovations in healthcare. Dr. Kesten’s ability to bridge clinical practice and research made him a trusted leader in the field, with his work contributing to advancements that benefit patients worldwide. His legacy in clinical research is a testament to his commitment to pushing the boundaries of medical possibility.

Empowering Survivors Through Nu-Yu Experience

Beyond his medical and research achievements, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten served as Vice President of the Board of Directors for Nu-Yu Experience in Evergreen, Colorado, from 2019 to 2020. This nonprofit organization was dedicated to empowering survivors of domestic violence by enhancing their self-image through professional makeup application, hairstyling, and personalized clothing assistance. Dr. Kesten’s involvement reflected his belief in holistic healing, recognizing that rebuilding confidence and self-worth is as vital as physical recovery.

Under his leadership, Nu-Yu Experience provided transformative support, helping survivors take meaningful steps toward reclaiming their lives. Dr. Kesten’s ability to connect his medical expertise with advocacy for social good underscored his versatility and compassion. His work with Nu-Yu Experience highlighted the profound impact of addressing emotional and psychological needs, further solidifying his legacy as a champion for human dignity.

The Enduring Impact of Dr. Kesten’s Work

Dr. Jeffrey Kesten’s career is a powerful reminder that true impact transcends borders and disciplines. Whether performing life-saving surgeries in Rwanda, leading cutting-edge clinical trials, or empowering survivors of domestic violence, he has consistently demonstrated a commitment to alleviating suffering and fostering hope. His triple-board certification, teaching, and research reflect a relentless pursuit of excellence, while his humanitarian efforts reveal a heart dedicated to service.

In today’s world, where health disparities and social challenges persist, Dr. Kesten’s story offers inspiration. His ability to navigate the most extreme circumstances—from genocide-ravaged Rwanda to under-resourced medical systems—shows that resilience and compassion can overcome even the greatest obstacles. For medical professionals, researchers, and advocates, Dr. Jeffrey Kesten’s journey serves as a call to action: to use one’s skills and passion to make a tangible difference.

Conclusion: Celebrating a Legacy of Compassion

Dr. Jeffrey Kesten’s life is a testament to the transformative power of dedication and empathy. From the frontlines of humanitarian crises to the forefront of medical innovation, he has left an indelible mark on the world. His work in Rwanda, Colorado, and beyond reflects a rare blend of courage, expertise, and compassion that continues to inspire. By celebrating Dr. Kesten’s contributions, we honor not just a remarkable individual but the enduring truth that one person’s commitment can change countless lives

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Resources

Living Archives of Rwandan Exiles and Genocide Survivors in Canada website launched

The Living Archives of Rwandan Exiles and Genocide Survivors in Canada project has been launched. This may be of interest for those focusing on forced migration, diaspora and the cultural life of Rwandans in Canada using oral history and digital mapping methodologies. Born out of the Montreal Life Stories Project, the Living Archives represent both an academic and community-led approach to the narratives of individuals displaced by mass violence. The Living Archives is one of the largest online repositories of life story interviews with Rwandan genocide survivors and exiles in the world. Its value is enhanced by the fact that there is a thick web of inter-connection between the interviewees, revealing the ripple effects of mass violence within families and across generations. The website was made in collaboration with members of the Rwandan diaspora now living in Montreal, Page-Rwanda, as well as Concordia University’s Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling and Geomedia Lab.

A study of the connections between different types of displacement

In States of Refuge: Keywords for Critical Refugee Studies, a working paper edited by Peter Nyers, the authors examine links between the movement of refugees fleeing war, the internal displacement of persons, the forced migration of people due to ecological change or increased industrialization with a view to making sense of these complex interactions.

Concrete guidelines for enabling effective refugee participation in decision-making

The Global Refugee-led Network, in collaboration with Asylum Access, has issued guidelines and recommendations that can serve to strengthen the participation of refugees at local, regional or international levels in strategizing, funding and implementing programs that impact on their lives.

Council for Foreign Relations on why refugees have shrinking options

In Why the World’s Swelling Refugee Population Has Shrinking Options, the Council for Foreign Relations provides an interactive illustration of how the system is strained, the causes for displacement, and where refugees settle.

Council of Europe’s HUDOC-GREVIO database launched

The Council of Europe has launched the HUDOC-GREVIO database, now available online. The database provides access to all baseline evaluation reports, government comments and recommendations of the Committee of the Parties. This tool will allow you to search through filters to sort by document, language (French or English), date of adoption and publication of the documents, evaluation cycles, as well as by article and keyword (forms of violence, target groups, etc.). Further information on HUDOC is available on the HUDOC website of the European Court of Human Rights.

Forced Migration Review on Cities and towns

The Forced Migration Review (FMR) has issued the publication FMR 63 Cities and towns, where policymakers, practitioners, researchers, representatives of cities and international city-focused alliances, and displaced people themselves debate the challenges facing both the urban authorities and their partners, and those who have sought refuge.

Considering the impact of COVID-19 on refugees

Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law remind us that the pandemic COVID-19 is confronting every level of society, all over the world. What will this mean for the most vulnerable groups in our communities, including refugees and internally displaced people? The Centre has compiled key commentary about the issue which can be accessed here.

Self management hand-out in 26 languages from Canadian physicians’ association

The Health Design Studio of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians has designed a self management hand-out in 26 different languages to inform patients worldwide what to do if one might have COVID-2019.

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These sources that you pulled are nonsense.

The first one comes from the Catholic Medical Association. Says so right under the keywords.

The second one includes maternal mortality, miscarriages and induced abortion in Finland from 1987 - 2000. It's not just about abortion.

The third pulls supporting research done no later than 2003.

The fourth is care-net.org which is an anti-abortion organization.

The last source, that research paper on genocide is about the killing of civilians by their governments. Civilians are living, breathing people whose existence can be recorded, not fetuses! It even sights the 1994 Rwandan genocide as an example. Very different from a woman deciding to get an abortion of her own free will.

Us pro-choicers don't label abortion access as genocide for a reason. Because when you do that, you're saying the women who do get abortions are killers, which is not true.

For all your talk about going against patriarchal standards, it's amazing how you don't think that women being forced to carry pregnancies they don't want doesn't fit a patriarchal standard.

The next time you 'pro-life feminists' try to gaslight the rest of us women into giving up our bodily autonomy, at least use statistics that are recent and nonbiased.

“Abortion doesn’t safe lives it ends them”

This line is ironic, it's more dangerous to give birth than to have an abortion, more women die from giving birth than they do from having an abortion.

The reality is if abortion was illegal it wouldn't stop abortions from happening, it would stop safe abortions from happening. If abortions were illegal it would mean drastically decreasing the number of overall abortions being performed at the cost of drastically increasing the number of unsafe abortions.

You talked about how abortions end lives yet if abortions were illegal, which is what pro-life people want, that would end up killing a lot of women who are desperate enough to carry out the procedure on themselves which would mean mutilating themselves and bleeding to death. Ironic that you'd call being against abortion pro-life if this is the consequence of making abortion illegal.

What about women who can not financially take care of a child? What about women who were raped? What about women who used birth control yet still got pregnant? Why should any of these woman be forced to carry out an unplanned pregnancy?

The reality is, a woman should not have to justify her reason to get an abortion, it's her body so it's her choice. Even if it's a ‘dumb’ reason, such as the women didn't want a child, it's her choice, she doesn't need to justify it, let her have her freedom which is her right to choose.

If you don't like abortion that’s fine, you don't have to have an abortion, but for all those pro-life people out there, please stop trying to take away abortion because YOU don’t like it, just as you have the right to choose to not have an abortion women should have the right to choose to get an abortion.

I also saw this not long after reading your introductory post, this is another problem with pro-life:

https://twitter.com/DianaMiller5/status/1522278413096132609?s=20&t=JyYvje8fG5EOR0XMu8ebQg

^ Yet you stand by the statement “abortion kills”

“The risk of death from legal induced abortion is reported to be almost four times greater than the risk of death from childbirth.”

Mortality after a birth 28.2/100,000

After a miscarriage 51.9/100,000

After an abortion 83.1/100,000

As evidenced above, an abortion actually drastically increases a woman’s risk of death. Aside from that, if someone is threatening to commit self harm or suicide in order to violently destroy the life of their offspring… that person needs psychological help and probably intervention in a dangerous situation. Not an abortion.

For example: sex trafficking victims are often coerced into abortions by the trafficker so that he or she can continue to make a profit off of them. A ground-breaking study by the Beazley Institute found 66 human-trafficking survivors had a total of 114 abortions — 114 abortions among 66 women. One sex-trafficking survivor described her experience:

“Over the years I had pimps and customers who hit me, punched me, kicked me, beat me, slashed me with a razor. I had forced unprotected sex and got pregnant three times and had two abortions at [a clinic]. Afterward, I was back out on the street again.”

The prevalence of forced abortions is an especially disturbing trend in sex trafficking."- Laura J. Lederer, the Senior Adviser on Trafficking for the US State Department

The previously quoted survivor of six abortions incurred severe infections from the scar tissue, necessitating a hysterectomy. She could no longer bear children if she wanted. Abortion is, at its best, 100% not safe for at least one unwilling participant. At its worst, these are the possible complications for the most common form of abortion.

* Incomplete abortion which may necessitate a surgical abortion

* Infection of the uterus

* Excessive bleeding

* Torn cervix

* Infection of Fallopian tubes

* Punctured uterus

* Blood clots in the uterus

* Reaction to anesthesia

* Infertility

Now let’s pretend for a second that every single non-elective abortion is performed by someone who is willing to kill themselves in order to also kill their unborn child. That accounts for a grand total of 7.67% of abortions and still doesn’t justify the people actively committing a crime against humanity (Article 7: 1a,b,h,I, and k) and attempting to violate another persons right to life.

“1. Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which the penalty is provided by law.

2. Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:

in defence of any person from unlawful violence

in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained, and

in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.”

It is incredibly disturbing to me that so many people can look at the horrific societal pressure women are under to make our bodies convenient, how we are bullied into harming ourselves because we are denied equal pay, protection from our abuses, accommodation for our bodies etc… and the response is to glorify and promote genocide and call it female empowerment. We’ve been told for centuries that we have to hide our bodies, our needs, and our femininity in order to be taken seriously and become successful, and that our equality must come at the price of our own health and safety, the lives of our children, and the integrity of our biology. Our identities as women has not only been stolen from us, but weaponized against us. Instead of demanding true equality, we’ve settled for “close enough,” and “last resort” options that dehumanize us. We are teaching our daughters that it is empowering to conform, to meet the patriarchy on its terms and play the game by rules that don’t include us. We’re holding up hangers and threatening self harm just to feel like we are getting a seat at the mans tables, because if we’re convenient to them they won’t abuse us. If we can “take back” our pregnancy and still be beautiful, able to work for them, fuckable… we are safe and equal. THAT is a fucked up mindset and we deserve better.

Love how people get pedantic about terminology to avoid discussing the actual issues. ♥️

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Legendary coach ‘Restless Rudi’ dies aged 93

Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams.

Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets.

Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi” started his football career as a player for hometown club TuS Neuendorf before taking his first management role with Swiss side Blue Stars Zurich in the 1950s.

Coaching proved infectious, and after building an impressive CV with top flight teams in West Germany, Gutendorf criss-crossed the globe, taking up roles with Chile (1972-73), Australia (1978-79), China (1988, 1991-2) and others in a management career spanning half a century.

His wanderlust and the support of the German government saw him become a global football “missionary” and guide some of the world’s most humble national teams in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

He coached Rwanda in 1999-2000 as the country was recovering from the 1994 civil war in which up to a million people were slaughtered in genocidal massacres.

“Such hate, you cannot believe. I was able to unite these two tribes to play football, and good football,” he said in a 2013 BBC interview of the mixed Rwandan team of Hutu and Tutsi players.

His last national job was at Samoa in 2003 but he still yearned to manage teams deep into this eighties.

“I’m just your typical cheery soul from the Rhineland,” UEFA quoted him as saying in 2015.

“When I kick the bucket, I want my life to have been worth it. That’s why I enjoyed taking the biggest risks.”

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