Shattuck, John.

Freedom on Fire : Human Rights Wars and America's Response. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (401 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 RWANDA: THE GENOCIDE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED -- 2 RWANDA: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE -- 3 HAITI: A TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS -- 4 BOSNIA: THE PARIAH PROBLEM -- 5 BOSNIA: FACING REALITY -- 6 BOSNIA AND KOSOVO: BREAKING THE CYCLE -- 7 THE CHINA SYNDROME -- 8 CHINA: COLLISION COURSE -- 9 STRATEGIES FOR PEACE -- Chronology -- State Department Organizational Chart -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

As the chief human rights official of the Clinton Administration, John Shattuck faced far-flung challenges. This is the story of what was learned as he and other human rights hawks worked to change the Clinton Administration's human rights policy from disengagement to saving lives and bringing war criminals to justice.

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Human rights-Government policy-United States.


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