The Forsaken People Case Studies of the Internally Displaced

by Cohen, Roberta; Deng, Francis M.

• ISBN13: 9780815715146
• ISBN10: 0815715145
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

The coerced displacement of people within the borders of their own countries by armed conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights has become a pervasive feature of the post Cold War era. The plight of the displaced poses a challenge that is not only humanitarian but a threat to the security and stability of countries, regions, and, through a chain effect, the international system.This book contains case studies of ten countries that have suffered severe problems of internal displacement: Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, and the Sudan in Africa; the former Yugoslavia and the Caucasus in Europe; Tajikistan and Sri Lanka in Asia; and Colombia and Peru in the Americas. The contributors are Thomas Greene, Randolph C. Kent, Jennifer McLean, Larry Minear, Liliana Obregón, Amir Pasic, Hiram A. Ruiz, Colin Scott, H.L. Seneviratne, Maria Stavropoulou, and Thomas G. Weiss.Additionally, the contributors and editors offer recommendations for further action.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acronyms	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 14
Burundi: A Patchwork of Displacement	p. 15
Conclusions	p. 52
Notes	p. 54
Rwanda's Internally Displaced: A Conundrum within a Conundrum	p. 57
Notes	p. 89
Liberia: A Nation Displaced	p. 97
Conclusions	p. 130
Epilogue: 1996-98	p. 134
Notes	p. 134
The Sudan: Cradle of Displacement	p. 139
Notes	p. 170
Dealing with the Displacement and Suffering Caused by Yugoslavia's Wars	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 216
Internal Displacement in the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia	p. 232
Conclusion	p. 301
Notes	p. 304
Turmoil in Tajikistan: Addressing the Crisis of Internal Displacement	p. 313
Conclusions	p. 350
Notes	p. 353
Sri Lanka's Vicious Circle of Displacement	p. 359
Conclusions	p. 393
Notes	p. 396
In Search of Hope: The Plight of Displaced Columbians	p. 399
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 433
Notes	p. 440
Will Peru's Displaced Return?	p. 455
Conclusions	p. 486
Notes	p. 494
About the Contributors	p. 500
Index	p. 504
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