Events in Rwanda in 1994 are a landmark in the history of modern genocide. Up to one million people were killed in a planned public and political campaign. In the face of indisputable evidence, the UN Security Council failed miserably in its response.In this classic of investigative journalism, Linda Melvern tells the compelling story of what really happened. She reveals the scale, speed and intensity of the unfolding genocide, and she exposes the Western governments and individuals who could have prevented what was happening if only they had chosen to act. What emerges is a shocking indictment of how Rwanda was ignored in 1994 and of how it is remembered in the West today-an indictment that renders all the more poignant Melvern-s accounts of the unrecognised heroism of those who stayed on during the genocide, from volunteer peacekeepers to courageous NGO workers.Thirty years on from one of the darkest episodes in modern history, this revised, expanded edition of A People Betrayed <
