The publication of the journalist Judi Rever’s book, In Praise of Blood, on the crimes committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s armed rebellion has rekindled discussion over the existence of a “double genocide”, one committed against the Tutsis under the orders of Rwanda’s interim government which took power in April 1994 following the assassination of President Habyarimana, and the other against the Hutus by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) which seized power in July 1994. There is little or no controversy about the reality of the genocide of the Tutsis in the world of Rwandan studies, but the claim that the Hutus were in turn victims of genocide sparks reactions as violent as they are confused. The cause of this confusion can be found in the different definitions of a term used in at least three fields: history, law and politics.

Voici une recension du livre de Jean-Hervé Bradol et Marc Le Pape, Génocide et crimes de masse. L'expérience rwandaise de MSF 1982-1997 (CNRS éditions, 2017), rédigée par Clara Egger dans la Revue française de science politique en avril 2018.

How much is known about the daily experiences of humanitarian workers in extreme situations such as major conflict or disaster? In their new book, “Humanitarian Aid, Genocide and Mass Killings: Médecins sans frontières, the Rwandan experience, 1982-97”, Marc Le Pape and Jean-Hervé Bradol set out to answer some of these questions. The book is also informed by Bradol’s experience of working for Médecins Sans Frontières in Rwanda during the genocide. 

Former president of the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières and current director of studies at the MSF Foundation’s Centre de réflexion sur l’action et les savoirs humanitaires (CRASH), Dr Rony Brauman, explains the difficulties involved in obtaining reliable figures on the human costs of natural disasters.

Interviewé par Le Monde Afrique, Rony Brauman préconise de tenir compte des disparités sur le terrain pour mieux aider les populations.

Kevin MacMahon's review of "Saving Lives and Staying Alive: Humanitarian Security in the Age of Risk Management" (Michaël Neuman and Fabrice Weissman, London: C. Hurst & Co, 2016) is published in the Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict (2016, pages 69-70).

How can anyone write about Rwanda without being called a denialist? Marc Le Pape tries to craft an answer in this article, published on the website The Conversation on 19 October 2017.  

Voici une recension du livre de Justine Brabant "Qu'on nous laisse combattre et la guerre finira. Avec les combattants du Kivu" (Editions La Découverte, 2016), rédigée par Marc Le Pape et publiée dans le numéro 228 de la revue Tiers Monde. Nous avions reçu Justine Brabant en juin 2016 à l'occasion d'une conférence du Crash dédiée à son livre. 

Marc Le Pape, sociologist and member of MSF-Crash Scientific Committee, is interviewed by Boris Martin, Editor-in-chief of Alternatives Humanitaires, about his and Jean-Hervé Bradol's latest book "Humanitarian aid, genocide and mass killings: MSF, the Rwandan experience (1982-1977)".

Following the dismantlement of the Basroch camp in Grande-Synthe and the resettlement of refugees in the new La Linière camp, in the spring 2016, Michaël Neuman and Franck Esnée wanted to focus their analysis and story on the “camp” – as an object –, its nature and management. This article was originally published in Alternatives Humanitaires #5, in July 2017. 

Entretien avec Rony Brauman, réalisé par Claire Guyot pour le journal La Croix, sur les régions du Sahel affectées par l'insécurité alimentaire et sur l'organisation de l'aide humanitaire dans ces pays, dont celle de MSF. 

Rony Brauman commente pour Télérama le documentaire "L'OMS, dans les griffes de lobbyistes?"