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Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast

A monthly audio series and podcast service, hosted by Committee on Conscience Project Director Bridget Conley-Zilkic, that brings you the voices of human rights defenders, experts, advocates, and government officials. Vital voices addressing one of humanity's most vital issues. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.


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Ripples of Genocide: An Update on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Part One
September 18, 2008

In the first episode of a special two–part podcast, Colin Thomas-Jensen and Candice Knezevic of the Enough Project update the issues in the Museum's online exhibit, Ripples of Genocide: Journey Through Eastern Congo (2003). Part one focuses on the situation on the ground, and Part Two explores regional and international responses.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gender-Based Violence, Humanitarian Update, Responses, Rwanda

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In opposition: the work of Sudanese human rights lawyer, Salih Osman Mahmoud
September 4, 2008

Salih Osman Mahmoud has risked his life to improve the human rights situation in Sudan. A native of Darfur, he worked on human rights issues in that region before joining Parliament as a member of the opposition.

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Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Update, Justice, Sudan

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Abyei Destroyed
June 12, 2008

In a series of reports published by the Enough Project, Sudan expert, Roger Winter, has been documenting threats to the town of Abyei, which is situated at the contested border of Northern and Southern Sudan. In this interview, he provides eyewitness testimony of the destruction of Abyei by Sudanese govenrment forces in mid-May of this year.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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The Road to Omdurman
May 29, 2008

Julie Flint, co-author with Alex de Waal of Darfur: A Short History of a Long War, discusses some of the preliminary information coming out about the Darfur rebel attack on the Sudanese city of Omdurman.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Sudan

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The Road to N’Djamena
May 15, 2008

Human Rights Watch researcher David Buchbinder returns to Voices on Genocide Prevention to analyze the conflict in Chad and how it relates to violence across the border in Sudan.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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5.4 million and counting
April 17, 2008

Bob Kitchen discusses the series 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.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Humanitarian Update

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Darfur in Sudanese and regional contexts
April 3, 2008

Alex de Waal discusses recent upsurge in fighting in Darfur, how it connects to events in Chad, and what to watch for in southern Sudan.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Sudan

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Mobutu’s Legacy and Congo Today
February 21, 2008

Congolese journalist and writer, Mvemba Dizolele, joins us again to discuss the legacy of long-time ruler of then Zaire (now Congo) Mobutu Sese Seko.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Humanitarian Update, Legacies

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Violence in the Northern Caucasus
February 7, 2008

Greogory Shvedov of the Caucasian Knot and International Memorial discusses the current situation in Chechnya and how violence is spreading throughout the Northern Caucasus.

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Tags: Chechnya, Human Rights, Humanitarian Update, Legacies

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Update on Peace, Protection and Punishment in Darfur
January 10, 2008

ENOUGH! Co-Chair John Prendergast returns to the program to provide an update on the situation in Darfur.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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