“The whole world wanted to believe in the miracle that was Rwanda- a country built from the wreckage and devastation that intertribal violence and ethnic cleansing had caused. The whole world ignored the few voices pointing out the silencing of political opponents through imprisonment, kidnapping, or torture. To our shame, our need for Rwanda to succeed far exceeded our desire or ability to see the cost at which that success was bought. In this extremely important and profoundly disturbing book, Michela Wrong sets out all the missteps that were ignored, all the flagrant human rights abuses that were overlooked, and all the criminality for which excuses were found until the new horrors that have been visited upon that country were perpetrated. Ms. Wrong is not suggesting we become Afro-pessimists, but telling us that not only is the price of freedom eternal vigilance but also that we must, in the words of Amilcar Cabral, “tell no lies, claim no easy victories.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the Noble Peace Prize:

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