Alison Des Forges

Born: 1942
Death: 2009

Alison Des Forges was a Human Rights Watch senior advisor for nearly twenty years, specializing in the Rwandan genocide.  She earned her B.A. in European History from Radcliffe College (1964), and both her M.A. in African Studies (1966) and Ph.D. in African History (1972) from Yale University.  

• Sources
  • Alison Des Forges curriculum vitae
  • "Alison Des Forges, prominent human rights activist."  Buffalo News, February 18, 2009, page B6.
  • Kearns, Michelle.  "Alison Des Forges, dedicated human rights activist."  Buffalo News, February 14, 2009

Affiliation(s): History
Record Group(s): 22

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