To Catch a Dictator

Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal:
A riveting account of how a band of unrelenting victims and their allies were able to turn the tables on a brutal tyrant who thought he had gotten away with his crimes. I saw the story play out in real time as Senegal organized one of the most important trials in African history, and it was every bit as extraordinary as it appears on the page. Reed Brody’s engrossing book will restore your hope in the possibility of justice.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!:
Reed Brody’s remarkable book, To Catch a Dictator, is part political thriller, part memoir, part handbook for human rights attorneys and activists the world over. Brody describes the atrocities committed by Hissène Habré, who brutally ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990 with U.S. government support, and with profound humanity writes of the victims of Habré’s torture, who courageously persevered in their decades-long fight for justice. This compelling book serves as a guiding light to those who would pursue justice and human rights in these times that appear increasingly dark.

Philippe Sands, author of East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity":
From one of the world’s great fighters for justice, a most powerful tale of true crime that is at once gripping, forensic, and deeply human.