Listen as human rights defenders, leading experts, advocates, and government officials address one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Please note that the opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.
Diane Orentlicher, deputy in the Office of War Crimes Issues in the Department of State, discusses how the Obama Administration is re-engaging with the International Criminal Court.
Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, addresses a proposed law in Uganda that would allow use of the death penalty for same-sex consensual relations.
New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof discusses the strategy and inspiration behind his writing on human rights crises.
Writer Mark Danner reflects on what we can learn from the genocides of the late 1990s.
Jimmy Mulla discusses his work uniting people from all regions of Sudan who now live in the United States into a voice for peace.
Taylor Krauss discusses the oral history project with Rwandan genocide survivors that he leads, Voices of Rwanda.
Janessa Goldbeck, Director of Membership for the Genocide Intervention Network, and Sara Weisman, Outreach Coordinator for the Museum's Committee on Conscience, introduce a joint effort from December 1st through the 7th to enlist the public in pledging to prevent genocide, "Pledge2Protect."
Writer and researcher Bec Hamilton discusses what she describes as one of the most pressing and least publicized needs in Darfur: aid for rape victims.
Etelle Higonnet is the editor of Quiet Genocide, a new collection that includes a translation of the materials on genocide in the Historical Clarification Commission report on Guatemala. She speaks about the book and how it increases our knowledge about Guatemala and genocide.
Socheata Poeuv is an independent film maker and the founder of Khmer Legacies. She talks about her documentary New Year Baby, which follows her journey to Cambodia where she uncovers the history of her family's struggles during the Khmer Rouge regime.
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