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OverviewThe Rwandan Genocide began on 6 April 1994, when a plane carrying President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down over Kigali. This sparked one hundred days of brutal massacres throughout the country, and as the violence and fear escalated, the UN was called on to take action. The Triumph of Evil details the events that took place both in Rwanda and inside the UN that allowed over 850,000 people to lose their lives in one of the most horrifying genocides of the twentieth century. The book is based on the eye-witness account of Charles Petrie, a UN official called in to assist in the region, and it documents what he believes were the failings of the UN when it came to protecting its own staff. In particular, Petrierelates the sinister events that led to the murders of a number of Rwandan nationals who were working for the UN, and were due to be evacuated. Focusing on individual stories and experiences, he highlights how quickly terror can reign when disenfranchised groups are incited to violence under an oppressive system, and how even our most respected institutions can fail when political motivations muddy the waters. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles Petrie , Spike Zephaniah StevensonPublisher: Unbound Imprint: Unbound Digital ISBN: 9781783529285ISBN 10: 1783529288 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 05 August 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCharles Petrie is a former UN official who rose to the rank of Assistant Secretary General before resigning from the organisation in 2010. He has had thirty years' experience working in contexts of conflict and famine. In 2014, he was made an OBE for services to international peace, security and human rights. Charles continues to be invited to participate at the highest levels of UN policy-making. Spike Zephaniah Stephenson is an illustrator and writer from Portsmouth. He has illustrated comics and storyboards for film, as well as writing and illustrating his own graphic novels. His freelance work has taken him into schools, prisons and the Houses of Parliament and he has produced artwork for the O2, the British Council and Amnesty International. @spike_zephaniah Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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