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This A-to-Z encyclopedia examines the entire history of crimes against humanity, during both wartime and peacetime. With more than 450 entries, the encyclopedia covers a wide range of relevant topics: human rights, war criminals, trials of war crimes, examples of genocide, international organizations and international law concerning war crimes, and more. Also included is a primary resources section of documents vital to understanding this subject. Amnesty International apartheid Armenian genocide Babi Yar Klaus Barbie biological weapons Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia collateral damage conflict diamonds Darfur François "Papa Doc" Duvalier El Salvador ethnic cleansing Freedom House Geneva Conventions ghost prisoners gulags Human Rights Convention Saddam Hussein International Committee My Lai massacre of the Red Cross North Korea Pol Pot Rwanda Shining Path slavery Taliban Desmond Tutu Simon Wiesenthal About the Author Leslie Alan Horvitz is a freelance writer and the author or editor of many books, including Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC and The Quotable Scientist. Christopher Catherwood is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) and currently teaches at the Universities of Cambridge and Richmond. His publications include Churchill’s Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Iraq. Table of Contents Introduction Entries A-to-Z List of Appendices Primary Documents Resources Selected Bibliography Index