This A-to-Z encyclopedia examines the entire history of crimes against humanity, during both wartime and peacetime. With more than 450 entries, the encyclopedia covers a wide range of relevant topics: human rights, war criminals, trials of war crimes, examples of genocide, international organizations and international law concerning war crimes, and much more. Also included is a primary resources section with documents that are vital to understanding this subject. Coverage includes: Amnesty International Apartheid Armenian genocide Babi Yar Klaus Barbie Biological weapons Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Collateral damage Conflict diamonds Darfur François Papa Doc Duvalier El Salvador Ethnic cleansing Freedom House Geneva Conventions Ghost prisoners Gulags Human Rights Convention Saddam Hussein International Committee of the Red Cross Kosovo My Lai massacre North Korea Pol Pot Rwanda Shining Path Slavery Taliban Desmond Tutu Simon Wiesenthal. Excerpted from Encyclopedia of War Crimes and Genocide by Leslie Alan Horvitz, Christopher Catherwood All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
