The Forsaken People

Roberta Cohen; Francis M. Deng

doi:10.5771/9780815714989

Summary

The coerced displacement of people within the borders of their own countries by armed conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights has become a pervasive feature of the post Cold War era. The plight of the displaced poses a challenge that is not only humanitarian but a threat to the security and stability of countries, regions, and, through a chain effect, the international system. This book contains case studies of ten countries that have suffered severe problems of internal displacement: Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, and the Sudan in Africa; the former Yugoslavia and the Caucasus in Europe; Tajikistan and Sri Lanka in Asia; and Colombia and Peru in the Americas. The contributors are Thomas Greene, Randolph C. Kent, Jennifer McLean, Larry Minear, Liliana Obregón, Amir Pasic, Hiram A. Ruiz, Colin Scott, H.L. Seneviratne, Maria Stavropoulou, and Thomas G. Weiss. Additionally, the contributors and editors offer recommendations for further action.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8157-1514-6
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8157-1498-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 512
Product type: Edited Book

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1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
2. Burundi: A Patchwork of Displacement No access Pages 15 - 56
3. Rwanda's Internally Displaced: A Conundrum within a Conundrum No access Pages 57 - 96
4. Liberia: A Nation Displaced No access Pages 97 - 138
5. The Sudan: Cradle of Displacement No access Pages 139 - 174
6. Dealing with the Displacement and Suffering Caused by Yugoslavia's Wars No access Pages 175 - 232
7. Internal Displacement in the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia No access Pages 233 - 312
8. Turmoil in Tajikistan: Addressing the Crisis of Internal Displacement No access Pages 313 - 358
9. Sri Lanka's Vicious Circle of Displacement No access Pages 359 - 398
10. In Search of Hope: The Plight of Displaced Colombians No access Pages 399 - 454
11. Will Peru's Displaced Return? No access Pages 455 - 499
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