Humanitarian Aid, Genocide and Mass Killings : The Rwandan Experience.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: through the eyes of field teams' members -- Research sources and the principle of the 'close-up observation' -- Milestones in the recent history of Rwanda -- MSF operations in the Great Lakes region -- The study -- 1 From the persecution of Kinyarwanda speakers in Uganda to the genocide of Rwandan Tutsis -- RPF's first military offensive -- Arrival of Burundian refugees in October 1993 -- Deterioration in public safety after the Arusha Accords -- April 1994: beginning of the genocide and departure of aid organisations -- Opening of surgical activities in Kigali -- Spread of massacres to Butare -- RPF violences against the Rwandan population and humanitarian workers -- MSF's public statements in reaction to the genocide -- 2 Rwandan refugee camps in Tanzania and Zaire, 1994-95 -- Rwandan refugees in Tanzania, 1994-95 -- Rwandan refugees in Zaire -- Insecurity and the power of the leaders -- Attempts to maintain order in the camps and repatriate refugees -- Stay or leave (October 1994 to August 1995)? -- Zaire, Tanzania and Burundi -- 3 The new Rwanda -- Winners, losers and survivors -- Refugees in neighbouring countries (Burundi, Tanzania and Zaire) -- Displaced persons camps: a place of refuge for some and of danger for others -- Justice -- The end of IDP camps -- Kibeho -- Prisons -- Expulsion -- 4 Refugees on the run in war-torn Zaire, 1996-97 -- The end of the camps in Zaire (September to November 1996) -- From the flight of the refugees to the storming of Tingi-Tingi camp, end of February, 1997 -- From Tingi-Tingi to Kisangani: war and massacres, 1 March to 4 September 1997 -- Repatriations to Rwanda.

Where are the 'unaccounted for'? The flight to Mbandaka and neighbouring countries -- Dealing with the uncertainty -- Epilogue: the effectiveness of aid in the face of repeated mass atrocities -- Humanitarian relief under strain in the face of extreme violence -- Recognising mass atrocities and reacting to them -- An historic and practical contribution -- Select bibliography -- Books and articles -- Newspapers and magazines -- News agencies -- Archives -- Websites and online resources -- Index.

Throughout the 1990s, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) faced challenges posed by the genocide of Rwandan Tutsis and a succession of outbreaks of political violence in Rwanda and in its neighbours. This book recounts the experiences of the MSF teams working in the field.

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