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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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Three Regions Critical to Sudan’s Peace and Stability
October 19, 2006

Jerry Fowler speaks with Jason Matus, a development expert who first started working in Sudan in 1994. Focusing on the 2005 peace agreement signed between the Sudanese government and the Southern rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Jason explores the significance and progress of three regions--Abyei, the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile--in implementing the agreement.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Lessons from the Armenian Genocide and America’s Response
October 12, 2006

Peter Balakian, Professor of English at Colgate University, is author of the best-selling book, "Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response." He discusses the grassroots movement to end the genocide, the media's coverage of the events, the political responses, and the relevance it has to the crises our world faces today.

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Tags: Armenia, Legacies, Responses

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Run for Congo Women
October 5, 2006

After learning about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and realizing how little others knew about it, Lisa Shannon had to take action. Lisa teamed up with Women for Women International and created Run for Congo Women, a simple and concrete way citizens around the world can raise awareness and funds for women living in war-torn Congo. Last year, she did a lone, thirty mile run, raising $28,000; this year she has organized runs across the world raising thousands of dollars for women in the Congo.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gender-Based Violence, Responses

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Can there be justice in Bosnia or Iraq ?
September 28, 2006

Michael Scharf, Professor of Law and Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western University Law School in Cleveland, discusses the possiblity for justice in the recent verdict in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the case of Momčilo Krajišnik. Having just returned from the Netherlands where he was advising on how to handle a defendant such as Saddam Hussein, he also speaks about Saddam's second trial that is currently taking place in Baghdad.

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Tags: Bosnia, Justice, Sudan

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Divesting from Darfur
September 21, 2006

Jason Miller is the national policy director for the Sudan Divestment Taskforce which is involved in nearly 100 divestment campaigns around the country, and he is also pursuing a dual MD/PHD degree at University of California, San Francisco. Jason discusses the various types of divestment campaigns the taskforce handles, the challenges and obstacles the group faces, and the impact of divestment on the fight to end genocide in Darfur.

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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In Darfur, A Political Solution Must Come First
September 14, 2006

As a consultant to the African Union, Alex de Waal, senior fellow at Harvard’s Global Equity Initiative and author of “Darfur: Short History of a Long War,” helped broker the Darfur Peace Agreement. In an interview with Jerry Fowler, he explains that the agreement is deteriorating because a solution was rushed, not enough parties signed onto the deal, and Darfur is still missing a political solution. Taking a different stance than most, Alex asserts that before protection can be provided to the people of Darfur, a political settlement must be reached.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Lemkin’s House
September 7, 2006

Award-winning playwright, Catherine Filloux, discusses her latest play, "Lemkin's House," with Jerry Fowler. Catherine imparts her connection with Raphael Lemkin and his legacy, and she talks about how she first got involved with the subject of mass violence.

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Tags: Cambodia, Holocaust, Legacies, Rwanda

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The Genocide Intervention Network’s Power to Protect
August 31, 2006

In 2004, as a student at Swarthmore College and as the grandson of Holocaust Survivors, Mark Hanis could not remain idle as genocide raged in Darfur, and founded a student group to raise funds for the African Union. Mark transformed that young organization into a well-known NGO, the Genocide Intervention Network, leading the fight against the genocide emergency in Darfur. He discusses GI-Net's newest initiative, Darfur Scores, and explains the upcoming Power to Protect campaign they are launching with STAND.

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Tags: Prevention, Responses, Sudan

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An Insider’s View on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
August 24, 2006

Freelance journalist and Congo native, Mvemba Dizolele talks with Jerry Fowler about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on the meaning of the recent elections. He addresses many of the complications undermining the election such as it's size, the various warring militia groups, its mineral riches, and the committment of the international community. To learn more, visit Mvemba's blog.

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Tags: DR Congo, Humanitarian Update

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Defending Human Rights and Rebuilding with Dignity
August 17, 2006

Jane Alao, a psychosocial counselor at the Amel Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in Nyala, South Darfur discusses the objectives of the Centre--to provide treatment, rehabilitation, direct assistance, awareness and legal aid to victims of torture and rape. She focuses on the story of three cousins who were raped on their way to school in Nyala and the legal proceedings of their case.

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Tags: Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Justice, Sudan

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