VOICES ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION2008-04-29T13:59:30ZCopyright (c) 2008, Bridget Conley-ZilkicExpressionEnginetag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:05:01Women changing Rwanda’s futuretag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5662008-05-01T12:00:00Z2008-04-29T13:59:30ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgthe Initiative for Inclusive Security discusses how women are playing leadership roles and changing the political landscape in Rwanda.
]]>5.4 million and countingtag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5642008-04-17T09:00:00Z2008-04-17T09:58:47ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgseries of mortality studies that his organization, the International Rescue Committee, has conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The most recent study found that 5.4 million people have died in DRC since 1998.
]]>Darfur in Sudanese and regional contextstag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5632008-04-03T12:00:00Z2008-04-03T17:27:30ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgAlex de Waal discusses recent upsurge in fighting in Darfur, how it connects to events in Chad, and what to watch for in southern Sudan.
]]>Gender based violence in eastern Congotag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5622008-03-20T14:00:00Z2008-03-20T14:53:31ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgENOUGH Project discusses the current situation in Congo, particularly the massive problem of gender based violence.
]]>The impact of the Rwandan genocide on Congotag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5612008-03-06T12:00:00Z2008-03-20T15:16:36ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgHuman Rights Watch, was one of the few people drawing attention to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Here she discusses the impact that event continues to have on its neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
]]>Mobutu’s Legacy and Congo Todaytag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5602008-02-21T13:30:00Z2008-02-21T17:05:24ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgMvemba Dizolele, joins us again to discuss the legacy of long-time ruler of then Zaire (now Congo) Mobutu Sese Seko.
]]>Violence in the Northern Caucasustag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5442008-02-07T12:00:00Z2008-02-06T21:43:26ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgCaucasian Knot and International Memorial discusses the current situation in Chechnya and how violence is spreading throughout the Northern Caucasus.
]]>A Fond Farewelltag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5422008-01-31T12:00:00Z2008-01-31T03:04:18ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgSave Darfur Coalition, Jerry Fowler, former Voices on Genocide Prevention host and Committee on Conscience Staff Director, reflects on his time at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
]]>Rattling the Big Cagetag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5412008-01-17T12:00:00Z2008-01-17T02:59:36ZJerry FowlerJFowler@ushmm.orgrattled by efforts to link the upcoming Beijing Olympics to China's strong support for Sudan's genocidal government. Dream for Darfur's Jill Savitt explains why.
]]>Update on Peace, Protection and Punishment in Darfurtag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5402008-01-10T12:30:00Z2008-01-09T19:15:52ZJerry FowlerJFowler@ushmm.orgENOUGH! Co-Chair John Prendergast returns to the program to provide an update on the situation in Darfur.
]]>What’s in Your Portfolio?tag:blogs.ushmm.org,2008:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5362008-01-03T12:00:00Z2008-01-03T11:39:41ZJerry FowlerJFowler@ushmm.orgGenocide Intervention Network's Sudan Divestment Task Force, discusses the growing divestment movement, which received a boost with passage of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (SADA).
]]>Lemkin’s Legacytag:blogs.ushmm.org,2007:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5352007-12-27T12:00:00Z2008-01-03T11:40:04ZJerry FowlerJFowler@ushmm.orgMichael Ignatieff on Raphael Lemkin and the word "genocide."
]]>Arriving at a final status for Kosovotag:blogs.ushmm.org,2007:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5302007-12-20T12:00:00Z2007-12-18T12:03:11ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgDaniel Serwer, vice president of the Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations and the Centers of Innovation at the United States Institute of Peace, speaks with guest host, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, about impending decisions on Kosovo's final status.
]]>Tending the Youth Movement in Serbiatag:blogs.ushmm.org,2007:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5282007-12-13T12:00:01Z2007-12-13T11:31:47ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgDragan Popovic, program coordinator with the Serbian non-governmental organization, Youth Initiative for Human Rights, discusses youth involvement in human rights issues and the impending final status decision for Kosovo.
]]>The Impossible Mandate?tag:blogs.ushmm.org,2007:index.php/COC2/site/index/1.5232007-12-07T12:00:00Z2007-12-13T17:01:21ZBridget Conley-Zilkicbconley-zilkic@ushmm.orgVictoria Holt is senior associate at the Henry L. Stimson Center and one of the five Expert Group leads for the Genocide Prevention Task Force, jointly convened by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the United States Institute of Peace and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In this interview, she discusses the challenges that peacekeeping forces have faced in genocidal situations, and what that implies for the hybrid UN-AU force in Darfur and for the future.
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