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The Genocide Intervention Network’s Power to Protect
August 31, 2006

In 2004, as a student at Swarthmore College and as the grandson of Holocaust Survivors, Mark Hanis could not remain idle as genocide raged in Darfur, and founded a student group to raise funds for the African Union. Mark transformed that young organization into a well-known NGO, the Genocide Intervention Network, leading the fight against the genocide emergency in Darfur. He discusses GI-Net's newest initiative, Darfur Scores, and explains the upcoming Power to Protect campaign they are launching with STAND.

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Tags: Prevention, Responses, Sudan

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An Insider’s View on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
August 24, 2006

Freelance journalist and Congo native, Mvemba Dizolele talks with Jerry Fowler about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on the meaning of the recent elections. He addresses many of the complications undermining the election such as it's size, the various warring militia groups, its mineral riches, and the committment of the international community. To learn more, visit Mvemba's blog.

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Tags: DR Congo, Humanitarian Update

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Defending Human Rights and Rebuilding with Dignity
August 17, 2006

Jane Alao, a psychosocial counselor at the Amel Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in Nyala, South Darfur discusses the objectives of the Centre--to provide treatment, rehabilitation, direct assistance, awareness and legal aid to victims of torture and rape. She focuses on the story of three cousins who were raped on their way to school in Nyala and the legal proceedings of their case.

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Tags: Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Justice, Sudan

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Chilling Permanency
August 10, 2006

Award winning actress and UNICEF ambassador, Mia Farrow, and her son and UNICEF youth spokesperson, Ronan Farrow, speak about their first hand accounts of the Darfur refugee camps. They describe the ceaseless struggle of the refugees that they met on their trips to Darfur in November 2004 and this past June, and they express fear of refugee settlements becoming permanent.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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A Struggle for Reconciliation and Independence
August 3, 2006

Joining the program from Belgrade, Dr. James Lyon, the Special Balkans Advisor at the International Crisis Group, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the region, where he has been working for the past twenty-five years. He explains the complexity of Kosovo’s history and how ethnic differences remain tied into this regions’ present struggle for independence.

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Tags: Justice, Kosovo, Legacies, Responses

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