To Catch a Dictator: The Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré

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$38.40
Publisher
Columbia University Press
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Pages
296
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.1 X 1.1 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780231202589

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About the Author
Reed Brody worked for eighteen years alongside Hissène Habré's victims on behalf of Human Rights Watch. He has helped pursue Augusto Pinochet of Chile, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier of Haiti, and Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia. He also uncovered atrocities by U.S.-backed Contras in Nicaragua, led United Nations missions in El Salvador and the Congo, and exposed Bush-administration torture.
Reviews
From one of the world's great fighters for justice, a most powerful tale of true crime that is at once gripping, forensic, and deeply human.--Philippe Sands, author of East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"
Reed Brody's remarkable book, To Catch a Dictator, is part political thriller, part memoir, part handbook for human rights attorneys and activists the world over. Brody describes the atrocities committed by Hissène Habré, who brutally ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990 with U.S. government support, and with profound humanity writes of the victims of Habré's torture, who courageously persevered in their decades-long fight for justice. This compelling book serves as a guiding light to those who would pursue justice and human rights in these times that appear increasingly dark.--Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

A riveting account of how a band of unrelenting victims and their allies were able to turn the tables on a brutal tyrant who thought he had gotten away with his crimes. I saw the story play out in real time as Senegal organized one of the most important trials in African history, and it was every bit as extraordinary as it appears on the page. Reed Brody's engrossing book will restore your hope in the possibility of justice.

--Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal

To Catch a Dictator reads like a gripping espionage thriller, except the whole thing is about true-life crime on an international scale. This definitive account of the origins and conduct of the Hissène Habré trial abounds with dictators, spies, assassinations, and political intrigue.

--Craig Etcheson, author of Extraordinary Justice: Law, Politics, and the Khmer Rouge Tribunals
[To Catch a Dictator] makes for great reading...an engrossing blow-by-blow account...provid[ing] fascinating insights into the nature of such an international legal coalition.--Nicolas van de Walle "Foreign Affairs"
An absorbing saga that raises a disturbing question: How do brutal fascists like Habre and other murderous heads of state evade a courtroom reckoning for so long after falling from power?--Steve Levingston "The Washington Post"
Catchy, easy to read and inspiring...Brody is a natural storyteller.--Mia Swart, Edge Hill University "African Yearbook"