Le Château: the lives of prisoners in Rwanda



Further reading	Français


Many books, reports and articles have been written about Rwanda, the majority about the genocide. The list below is not an exhaustive list, nor a complete bibliography of sources used as references for this book. It is a small and personal selection of books, reports and websites which are either directly relevant to the issues covered in this book or which are informative or thought-provoking. Most, though not all, of these publications are available in English and in French.



Books


Thierry Cruvellier Le tribunal des vaincus : un Nuremberg pour le Rwanda ? Calmann-Levy, 2006 Alison Des Forges Leave none to tell the story: genocide in Rwanda Human Rights Watch / Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme, 1999 Jean Hatzfeld Une saison de machettes Editions du Seuil, 2003 English translation: A time for machetes: the Rwandan genocide - the killers speak Serpent’s Tail, 2005 Jean Hatzfeld Dans le nu de la vie : récits des marais rwandais Editions du Seuil, 2000 English translation: Into the quick of life: the Rwandan genocide - the survivors speak Serpent’s Tail, 2005 Gérard Prunier The Rwanda crisis: history of a genocide Columbia University Press, 1995 André Sibomana Gardons espoir pour le Rwanda : entretiens avec Laure Guilbert et Hervé Deguine Desclée de Brouwer, 1997 (updated edition, L’Harmattan, 2008) Hope for Rwanda: conversations with Laure Guilbert and Hervé Deguine Translated and with a postscript by Carina Tertsakian Pluto Press, 1999 Scott Straus The order of genocide: race, power and war in Rwanda Cornell University Press, 2006



Websites and reports


Amnesty International Numerous reports and statements on the human rights situation in Rwanda. www.amnesty.org Avocats sans frontières Information on the Rwandan justice system, genocide trials and gacaca. www.asf.be Ensemble contre la peine de mort La peine capitale au Rwanda : enquête dans les couloirs de la mort de la prison de Mpanga www.abolition.fr Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme Reports and statements on human rights and justice in Rwanda. www.fidh.org Front Line Front Line Rwanda: Disappearances, arrests, threats, intimidation and co-option of human rights defenders 2001-2004 www.frontlinedefenders.org Human Rights Watch Numerous reports and statements on the human rights situation in Rwanda. www.hrw.org LIPRODHOR Reports and statements on the human rights situation in Rwanda, with a particular focus on prisons, genocide trials and gacaca. Some, though not all, are available at www.liprodhor.org.rw Penal Reform International Detailed reports on gacaca and related issues. www.penalreform.org




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