The specificities of the genocide of the Tutsi

This spear point is only one example of the diversity of hunting weapons mobilized during the massacres.imihet), arrows (imyambi), clubs (impiri), small dogs with bells (intozo) form the main part of a hunting arsenal used to hunt (guhiga) victims perceived – and who see themselves – as game.
The killers also draw on the hunting register to describe their bloody expeditions and the Tutsi are referred to as "abahigwaga', "the hunted". In some regions of the country, populations known for their hunting skills were recruited into the killings because of this specific knowledge.
It is undoubtedly in the mobilization of words and weapons of the hunt that appears in the most significant way the process of animalization of the victims.