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

by Melvern, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781848132450
• ISBN10: 184813245X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-15
• 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 United Nations Security Council failed to respond.

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	p. vi
Maps	p. viii-x
Genocide, April 1994	p. 1
The past is prologue: Rwanda 1894-1973	p. 7
The Rwandan Patriotic Front	p. 27
Akazu: the oligarchy ruling Rwanda	p. 42
Peace in Rwanda? The Arusha Accords	p. 59
Preparing the genocide	p. 68
The hate radio: Radio-Télèvision Libre des Mille Collines	p. 81
New world order and high hopes for a UN success	p. 86
Peacekeepers: the UN arrives	p. 95
Peacekeepers in trouble: February-April 1994	p. 112
The UN Security Council: 5 April 1994	p. 127
Four days in Kigali: 6-9 April 1994	p. 134
The genocide exposed	p. 158
The secret meetings of the Security Council	p. 171
Genocide spreads	p. 189
The world shuts the door	p. 207
For valour	p. 232
Starting from zero: 18 July 1994	p. 247
The Genocide Convention	p. 251
Chronology	p. 279
Genocide Convention, 1948	p. 293
Notes	p. 297
Sources	p. 345
Acknowledgements	p. 355
Index	p. 357
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