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The men who killed me : Rwandan survivors of sexual violence / edited by Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Sandra Chu ; photographs by Samer Muscati ; foreword by Stephen Lewis ; afterword by Eve Ensler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual abuse victims--Rwanda--Biography.
- Sexual abuse victims.
- HIV-positive persons--Rwanda--Biography.
- HIV-positive persons.
- Women--Violence against--Rwanda.
- Women.
- Women and war--Rwanda.
- Women and war.
- Genocide--Rwanda.
- Genocide.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the 100 days of genocide that ravaged Rwanda in 1994, one million people were killed and as many as 500,000 women and girls were raped. No one was spared. Grandmothers were raped in front of their grandchildren; young girls witnessed their families being massacred before being taken as sex slaves. Nearly all the women who survived were victims of sexual violence or were profoundly affected by it. An astounding 70 percent are HIV-positive. In Rwanda?s social and cultural climate, survivors who speak out face discrimination and isolation. The Men Who Killed Me features testimonials from 17 Rwandan survivors. Through their narratives and Samer Muscati?s powerful portraits of them, these 16 women and one man bear witness not only to the crimes they and their countrymen endured, but to the incredible courage that has allowed them to survive and flourish.
- Contents:
- The roots of sexual violence in Rwanda
- Testimonials
- Life after "death"
- Afterword / Eva Ensler
- What you can do
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-926812-47-6
- OCLC:
- 801365234
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