Now his work has earned him this year's World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines,Iowa.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

Alison Des Forges felt more sure saying at least half a million.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Alison Des Forges often worked with members of the International Crisis Group.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

The privately supported prize will be awarded in Des Moines,Iowa,in October.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Alison Des Forges was an American-born human rights expert and historian.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Alison Des Forges demanded justice for the genocide victims.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

But the young squatters at Place des Voges say they have little faith in the government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The foundation has worked in the Croix des Missions neighborhood that surrounds the factory.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01