Foreign Affairs · 2004 · 219 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesConflict StudiesCriminal LawArmed ConflictInternational Criminal LawPolitical ViolenceBosnian Genocide StudiesCrimes Against HumanityGenocide PreventionRwandan Genocide StudiesWar CrimesAnniversary CelebrationsGenocide DefinitionGenocide RecognitionMass Killing DynamicsRwanda History
April 2004 sees the tenth anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, an event generally acknowledged to be both one of the most appalling of the twentieth century and one that could have been avoided. Linda Melvern's new book is a damning indictment of almost all the key figures and the institutions involved.