The Men Who Killed Me: Rwandan Survivors of Sexual Violence
Brand: Brand: Douglas McIntyre
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government


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Dimensions: 7 x 0.75 x 10 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1553653103
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1553653106
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Print length: 184 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2009
subtitle: Paperback – September 1, 2009
author: Anne-Marie de Brouwer Sandra Ka Hon Chu Samer Muscati Eve Ensler Stephen Lewis
review: Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly In concert with the 100 days of the Rwandan genocide, between 250,000 and 500,000 women and girls were raped, commonly with extraordinary brutality by Hutu militias and occasionally even by those sent to save them. From interviews that took place in 2008 under the auspices of a survivor-run organization, de Brouwer and Chu redact oral accounts of 17 rape survivors, including one male. In the dire aftermath of the traumatic assaults, 70% of the survivors are now HIV positive and suffer the added trauma of isolation and alienation. The editors introduce the survivors' testimonials with a brief, lucid account of the events in Rwanda supplemented by a list of sexual violence in conflict situations around the world. The grim testimonials are followed by a clarion call by Eve Ensler ( The Vagina Monologues ), whose afterword exhorts readers to end this violence, and a list of organizations dedicated to aiding the survivors. Muscati's 35 b&w photographs of the survivors and their families are as moving and unforgettable as their words. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Stephen Lewis, co-director of AidsûFree World, is the former UN Special Envoy for Hiv/Aids in Africa. In 1997 he served on the OAU Panel to Investigate the Genocide in Rwanda. Eve Ensler, playwright, performer and activist, is the author of many plays, including The Vagina Monologues, which has been performed in more than 120 countries. Ms. Ensler is also the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls.