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AMNESTY AFTER ATROCITY?
Healing Nations after Genocide and War Crimes
by Helena Cobban
In Amnesty after Atrocity? Veteran journalist Helena Cobban examines the
effectiveness of different ways of dealing with the aftermath of genocide and
violence committed during deep intergroup conflicts. She traveled to Rwanda,
Mozambique, and South Africa to assess the various ways those nations tried to
come to grips with their violent past: from war crimes trials to truth
commissions to outright amnesties for perpetrators. She discovered that in
terms of both moving these societies forward and satisfying the needs of
survivors, war crimes trials are not the most effective path. This work
provides strategic historical context and includes interviews with a
cross-section of the panoply of humanity that makes up any post-atrocity
society: community leaders, victims, policymakers, teachers, rights activists,
and even some former abusers. These first-person accounts create a rich,
readable text, and Cobban?s overall conclusions will surprise many readers in
the West.
Wednesday, September 26
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CHAIR
Katherine Marshall
Senior Advisor, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ms. Marshall has worked for over three decades on international development,
with a focus on issues facing the world?s poorest countries. She is a Senior
Fellow and Visiting Professor at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace
and World Affairs. From 2000-2006 her mandate covered ethics, values, and faith
in development work, as counselor to the World Bank?s President. Ms. Marshall
served earlier as Country Director in the World Bank?s Africa region, first for
the Sahel region, then Southern Africa. She led the Bank's work on social
policy and governance during the East Asia crisis years. She also worked
extensively on Eastern Africa and Latin America.
PRESENTED BY AUTHOR
Helena Cobban
Ms. Cobban is a veteran writer, researcher, and program organizer on global
affairs. She is a Contributing Editor of Boston Review, where her recent
articles have included lengthy essays on Lebanese and Palestinian affairs, and
on post-genocide justice issues in Rwanda. She has an affiliation as 'Friend in
Washington' with the Washington, DC-based Friends Committee on National
Legislation.
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