Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today - Edouard Kayihura

Descriere Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today - Edouard Kayihura

Edouard Kayihura is a human rights activist and survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which, he spent 100 days as a refugee in the Hotel des Mille Collines a.k.a. Hotel Rwanda. Before he moved to the United States, he was the prosecutor in charge of the department of the prosecutions of the genocide crime and crimes against humanity before the Tribunal of the First Instance of Kigali. He was also executive secretary and legal representative of Kanyarwanda Human Rights. He speaks at different schools and universities in the states about his experience; Transitional Justice and Reconciliation; and Genocide denial. He is the member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars. \nKerry Zukus's debut novel, The Fourth House, was a Featured Selection of the Book of the Month Club(R), the Doubleday Book Club(c), and the Literary Guild(c), divisions of Random House/Doubleday Entertainment, where it sold out its first two printings. The Fourth House had previously been named a finalist for the prestigious James Jones Award, annually given to the best first novel by an American author. \n \nZukus has worked invisibly behind the scenes for years, ghostwriting numerous books in a wide variety of genres. Zukus' short stories, essays and articles have graced a variety of magazines and periodicals. His plays have appeared at theatres across the country.\n

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