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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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Asylum denied
July 10, 2008

When David Ngaruri Kenney fled persecution in Kenya he had no idea that his quest for asylum would take years. He and his lawyer, Philip Schrag, co-authors of Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America, discuss the many hurdles they faced in this quest.

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Tags: Holocaust, Justice, Refugees

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Memory: A Vibrant Message to the World
June 26, 2008

A boy of seven when the Nazi German army captured his home town of Bialystok, Poland, Leo Melamed fled with his parents, eventually coming to the U.S. Among the incredible successes in his life, Melamed also devoted his time to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, serving on the Museum's Council from 1991 - 2005. He played a leadership role in the creation of the Museum's Committee on Conscience, which addresses on-going threats of genocide and related crimes against humanity. He speaks about why he, as a survivor, feels the COC is a critical part of the Museum's mandate.

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Tags: Holocaust, Legacies, Refugees, Responses

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A Journey of Hard Work and Dedication
August 30, 2007

Shannon Meehan is the Director for Advocacy for the International Rescue Committee and has spent more than 17 years working in conflict zones around the world. The former Peace Corp volunteer speaks to Jerry Fowler about the mission and involment of the International Rescue Committe and her work with refugees around the world. Shannon discusses her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and her mission to increase grassroots awareness in the United States regarding Congo.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Kosovo, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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From Boys to Men
August 16, 2007

In May 2007 filmmaker Jen Marlowe and journalist David Morse accompanied several southern Sudanese 'lost boys' back to their homes. The 'lost boys' were children who were forced to flee attacks on their villages in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Jen Marlowe, the award winning director of Darfur Diaries, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the current political landscape of southern Sudan and the connections to the crisis in Darfur. Samuel Mayoul Garang, one of the 'lost boys,' highlights his experience as a refugee living in the United States, his reunion with his family after 20 years of separation, and his future plans to start a school in southern Sudan.

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Tags: Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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A Thousand Days in Refuge
July 26, 2007

Michael Graham is the coordinator of the Museum's Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative, which launched Crisis in Darfur, a joint effort with Google to illuminate the genocide in Darfur using Google Earth. He speaks to Jerry Fowler about his recent trip to Eastern Chad as well as the Museum's unprecedented online mapping initiative.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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Borders Without Boundaries
May 31, 2007

Award-winning actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow speaks with Jerry Fowler about her recent trip to eastern Chad and the Central African Republic, her views on the Chinese Olympics and her participation in the Fidelity Out of Sudan Campaign.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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Growing up in Darfur
May 10, 2007

Omer Ismail, co-founder of the Darfur Peace and Development organization, and native Darfurian speaks with Jerry Fowler about the social and cultural factors surrounding the conflict in Darfur. Omer highlights the move from a tolerant society to one with a high level of violence centered on group identity, the effects of global warming, and the role of the Sudanese government.

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Tags: Human Rights, Refugees, Sudan

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Humanitarian Aid, Broken Promises, and an Irritated President
April 12, 2007

Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the current vulnerable status of humanitarian aid efforts to Darfur, his experience with recent peace negotiations, and the effect groups like Save Darfur are having on President al-Bashir.

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Tags: Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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Refugees Are Inconvenient People
March 1, 2007

Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute and United States Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Board Member, discusses the situation of North Koreans who have crossed the border into China. He examines the roles that China, South Korea and the United States have played and what they can do now to reverse this refugee crisis.

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Tags: Refugees

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Violence Continues to Spread in Eastern Chad
February 1, 2007

A pattern of cross-border attacks continues to threaten civilians on the border of Eastern Chad and Darfur, reports David Buchbinder, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, after three trips to the region. Noting the bureaucratic impasses associated with deploying a United Nations force to the region and the lack of security for humanitarian operations, David believes that the prospects for peace and security are far off.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Sudan

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