Alison Des Forges(1942–2009)

Arts

Alison Des Forges 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. She died in a plane crash on 12 February 2009.

United States
1
Major Awards
10
Publications
145
Citations
6
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Avg Citations/Paper

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Education

Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Yale University(Doctor of Philosophy)

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