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Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast

A bi-weekly 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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A school in the crosshairs
October 16, 2008

The Museum’s Michael Graham tells us about a Congolese school he visited in June that was right on the front lines between rebel and government forces, protected by a few peacekeepers. With new rounds of fighting beginning in August, these civilians, and hundreds of thousands of others are at risk today.

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Tags: DR Congo, Humanitarian Update

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Ripples of Genocide: An Update on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Part Two
October 2, 2008

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.

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

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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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More than a sporting event
August 21, 2008

Olympic Gold winning speed skater Joey Cheek talks about why he believes the Olympic Games are more than a sporting event.

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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The arrest of Karadzic: a Srebrenica survivor’s perspective
August 7, 2008

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.

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Tags: Bosnia, Legacies, Responses

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Arresting a President?
July 24, 2008

International law expert William Schabas discusses the decision of the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court to request an arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan. The Sudanese president is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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Tags: Bosnia, DR Congo, Holocaust, Justice, Rwanda, Sudan

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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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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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