Description
_______________‘A gifted and brave reporter, who has personally hunted down those she believed responsible for the massacres’ – The Times‘A gripping human journey … superbly researched and written’ – Roy Gutman, Pulitzer-prize winning reporter’A compelling documentary in words … Her book will convince you that we’re doomed if we don’t seek justice’ – New York Times_______________An award-winning reporter’s impassioned view of the atrocities in Rwanda and Bosnia and their implications for humanity everywhere.From her unique vantage point as a reporter directly covering the reality and aftermath of genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda, award-winning journalist Elizabeth Neuffer tells the compelling story of two parallel journeys toward justice in each country – that of the international war crime tribunals, and that of the people left behind.In a book packed with devastating stories, including those of victims and perpetrators, forensic experts and tribunal judges, two provide the double backbone of the book’s narrative: Hasan Nuhanovic, a Bosnian muslim whose determination to discover the fate of his family lost at Srebrenica sees him mature over the years from a gangling youth to a man with the authority to testify before Congress; and Witness JJ, a Tutsi woman of staggering courage who overcomes her modesty and the dictates of her culture to testify about the rapes that are classified as war crimes.
- Authors:
- Neuffer, Elizabeth
- Year Published:
- 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780747558156
- Number of Pages:
- 512
- Publication Date:
- 03/03/2003
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9780747558156
