Alison Des Forges
Alison Des Forges (née Liebhafsky) (August 20, 1942 – February 12, 2009) was an American historian and human rights activist who specialized in the African Great Lakes region, particularly the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. At the time of her death, she was a senior advisor for the African continent at Human Rights Watch.
Personal facts
| Birth date | August 20, 1942 |
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| Birth name | Alison B. Liebhafsky |
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| Date of death | February 12, 2009 |
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External resources
- http://books.google.com/books?id=v0fo54LxVfoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=alison+des+forges&hl=en&ei=hM-9TZn_LKfk0QGu6pDKBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
- http://bostonreview.net/BR27.3/rothdesForges.html
- http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00013045
- http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4840.htm
- http://www.economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13137097
- http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/alison-des-forges
- http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/13/human-rights-watch-mourns-loss-alison-des-forges
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/interviews/desforges.html