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.
Listen to the amazing story of how a group of American students connected with a Sudanese student to build a better future.
In 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.
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.
Olympic Gold winning speed skater Joey Cheek talks about why he believes the Olympic Games are more than a sporting event.
Hasan Nuhanovic’s family was killed by Bosnian Serb forces when they overran the UN declared safe haven of Srebrenica in July 1995. He speaks today about the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader.
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.
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.
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.
Elizabeth Powley with the Initiative for Inclusive Security discusses how women are playing leadership roles and changing the political landscape in Rwanda.
As he prepares to take on his new role as Executive Director of the Save 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.
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