Marc Le Pape – författare

Throughout the 1990s, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to face the challenges posed by the genocide of Rwandan Tutsis and a succession of outbreaks of political violence in Rwanda and its neighbouring countries. Humanitarian workers were confronted with the execution of almost one million people, tens of thousands of casualties pouring into health centres, the flight of millions of people who had sought refuge in camps and a series of deadly epidemics. Drawing on various hitherto unpublished private and public archives, this book recounts the experiences of the MSF teams working in the field. It is intended for humanitarian aid practitioners, students, journalists and researchers with an interest in genocide and humanitarian studies and the political sociology of international organisations.

Throughout the 1990s, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to face the challenges posed by the genocide of Rwandan Tutsis and a succession of outbreaks of political violence in Rwanda and its neighbouring countries. Humanitarian workers were confronted with the execution of almost one million people, tens of thousands of casualties pouring into health centres, the flight of millions of people who had sought refuge in camps and a series of deadly epidemics. Drawing on various hitherto unpublished private and public archives, this book recounts the experiences of the MSF teams working in the field. It is intended for humanitarian aid practitioners, students, journalists and researchers with an interest in genocide and humanitarian studies and the political sociology of international organisations.

Même si des épisodes de violences entre Ivoiriens et contre des étrangers avaient déjà eu lieu depuis l''indépendance, jamais de tels antagonismes, jamais de tels affrontements n''avaient jusqu''alors déchiré la société ivoirienne. Ces violences ont laissé des séquelles. En 2002, après la tenue d''un Forum pour la réconciliation nationale, les motifs des antagonismes politiques sont toujours agissants. Il est nécessaire de reconstituer les responsabilités et les enchainements politiques qui ont rendu possible le passage de la virulence verbale à la brutalité des actes. C''est le projet de ce livre.