ALISON DES FORGES

• Born: August 20, 1942
• Died: February 12, 2009
• Nationality: American
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Alison Des Forges was an American historian and human rights activist who specialized in the African Great Lakes region, particularly the 1994 Rwandan genocide. At the time of her death, she was a senior advisor for the African continent at Human Rights Watch. She died in a plane crash on 12 February 2009.