Justice on the grass : three Rwandan journalists, their trial for war crimes, and a nation's quest for redemption /

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Author / Creator:Temple-Raston, Dina.
Imprint:New York : Free Press, c2005.
Description:xii, 302 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5604139
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ISBN:0743251105
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.
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Summary:In 1994, almost 1 million people were savagely slain in one of the most horrific massacres in history. The subsequent war crimes trial of three prominent Rwandan media executives who used a radio station and a newspaper to incite the killing made front-page news around the world. Not since Nuremberg have journalists been tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity. This incredible book is the story of a nation's search for accountability. From crime to trial to verdict, JUSTICE ON THE GRASS takes readers through a decade in the lives of people on both sides of the law, including the three journalists, along with everyday citizens such as an orphanage teacher wrongfully imprisoned for eight years for the murder of forty childen. From the killing fields to the prisons to the primitive courtrooms where tribal ritual dictates open-air justice, a Rwanda is revealed that few have ever seen. JUSTICE ON THE GRASS is a searing and compassionate book that illustrates how, over a decade later, a country and its people are still struggling to heal, to forgive and to make sense of something that defies credibility and humanity.
Physical Description:xii, 302 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.
ISBN:0743251105