A People Betrayed The Role of the West in Rwanda's Genocide, Second Edition

by Melvern, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781848132443
• ISBN10: 1848132441
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-15
• Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Summary

Events in Rwanda in 1994 mark a landmark in the history of modern genocide. Up to one million people were killed in a planned public and political campaign. In the face of indisputable evidence, the Security Council of the United Nations failed to respond. In this classic of investigative journalism, Linda Melvern holds governments to account, showing how individuals could have prevented the killing and didn't do so. The book also reveals the unrecognized heroism of those who stayed on during the genocide, volunteer peacekeepers and those who ran emergency medical care. Fifteen years on, this new edition examines the ongoing impact of the 1948 Genocide Convention and the shock waves Rwanda caused around the world. Based on fresh interviews with key players and newly-released documents,A People Betrayedis a shocking indictment of the way Rwanda is and was forgotten.

Author Biography

Linda Melvern is a widely published investigative journalist and author. She is an Honorary Professor in the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and a consultant to the Military One prosecution team at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations * Preface to the Second Edition * Genocide, April 1994 * The Past is Prologue:  Rwanda 1894-1973 * The Involvement of France, Egypt and Uganda * Akazu:  The Oligarchy Ruling Rwanda * Peace in Rwanda?  The Arusha Accords * Preparing the Genocide * The Hate Radio:  Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines * The New World Order and High Hopes for a UN Success * Peacekeepers:  The UN Arrives * Peacekeepers in Trouble:  February-April 1994 * The UN Security Council:  5 April 1994 * Four Days in Kigali:  6-9 April 1994 * The Genocide Exposed * The Secret Meanings of the Security Council * Genocide Spreads * The World Shuts the Door * For Valour * Starting from Zero:  18 July 1994 * The Genocide Convention * Chronology * Appendices