crimes against humanity

Examines the strategies and results of organized reactions to mass violence and genocide, discussing the war-crime prosecutions in Nuremberg and Bosnia; truth commissions in South Africa, Argentina, and East Germany; and reparations in America, also addressing the issues of vengeance, forgiveness, and facing history.

The author maintains that a greater threat of genocide originates from smaller groups of powerful leaders and focuses on three types of mass killings in the twentieth century: Communist killings, ethnic genocides, and counter-guerrilla campaigns.

Describes what the United States and its international allies did and did not do in the face of state-sponsored slaughter in the last decade of the twentieth century in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and East Timor.

Examines the genocide and human rights violations committed by the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s, why it took eighteen years for the UN to recognize the crimes, and the history of trying to bring the Khmer Rouge to justice in Cambodia.

A critical assessment of international interventions and criminal prosecutions for crimes against humanity, featuring case studies of the situations in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia and Serbia in a search for answers about how to rebuild societies after wars.

Combines first-person accounts, scholarly analysis, and narratives to examine the causes and ramifications of genocide in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Presents an overview of the crisis in Darfur and the systematic slaughter of the people by the Sudanese army and militia bands called the janjaweed; and examines the causes of the conflicts and efforts by the international community to bring the violence to an end.

Presents a comprehensive history of genocide and crimes against humanity including those committed by the Khmer Rouge, the Armenian and Nazi Holocausts, Stalin's cleansing of the elite and educated, and mass murders in Rwanda.

Discusses the activities of engaged citizens, famous or otherwise, to fight rape, genocide, and the occurrence of child soldiers in Africa, with advice on how readers can participate in the movement by forming alliances, communicating with Congress, utilizing social media networks, and more.

Including real-life examples and in-depth case studies from around the world, this book delves into the worldwide problem of people trafficking, describing the issue and the practices various organizations use to catch traffickers.