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"Leave none to tell the story" : genocide in Rwanda / written by Alison Des Forges ; based on research by Alison Des Forges ... [et al.].

Title
"Leave none to tell the story" : genocide in Rwanda / written by Alison Des Forges ; based on research by Alison Des Forges ... [et al.].
Author
Des Forges, Alison Liebhafsky
Publication
New York : Human Rights Watch ; Paris : International Federation of Human Rights, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Longman, Timothy Paul
  • Rone, Jemera
  • Human Rights Watch (Organization)
  • Fédération internationale des droits de l'homme
Description
789 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"In 1994 a small elite chose genocide to keep power in Rwanda. They used state resources and authority to incite (or force) tens of thousands of Rwandans to kill the Tutsi minority. Within one hundred days, they slaughtered more than half a million people, three quarters of the Tutsi of Rwanda. The major international actors, France, the U.S., Belgium, and the U.N., failed to head the warnings of coming disaster and refused to recognize the genocide when it began. They withdrew the troops that could have saved lives and made little protest against the genocide, lest condemnation lead to calls for action. This study, based on Rwandan government records, dissects the deceptive discourse of genocide and shows how ordinary administrative structures and practices were turned into mechanisms of murder. It describes opposition to the killing campaign and how it was broken. In the words of survivors, it relates how they resisted and escaped. Using diplomatic and court documents, the study details the transformation of international indifference into tardy criticism"--Back cover.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Genocide > Rwanda > History > 20th century
  • Tutsi (African people) > Crimes against > History > Rwanda > 20th century
  • Hutu (African people) > Rwanda > Politics and government > 20th century
  • Rwanda > History > Atrocities > Civil War, 1994
  • Rwanda > Ethnic relations
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
1564321711
LCCN
^^^99061313^
OCLC
  • 41163230
  • SCSB-10212837
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library