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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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Peacekeeping in Darfur: A Briefing from the United Nations
May 25, 2006

Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations, unpacks the process of the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur. She addresses what an assessment mission entails, how assets are acquired for the operation, why most contributions come from developing nations, what type of mandate the Darfur mission will have, and why the timeframe for deployment is so long.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Special Episode: Bosnian President Sulejman Tihic on the Challenges Facing Bosnia Today
May 24, 2006

On a recent visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Bosnian President Sulejman Tihic spoke with Jerry Fowler in the Darfur Display of the Wexner Learning Center about the major challenges facing Bosnia today, dealing with the truth of Bosnia's history, accountability for war crimes, and returning displaced persons to their homes. They also discuss Bosnia's responsibility in soliciting an international response to the crisis in Darfur.

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Tags: Bosnia, Human Rights, Justice, Legacies

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The New Republic Takes on Darfur
May 18, 2006

Richard Just and Marisa Katz, editors at the New Republic, share their thoughts on the failure of the United States and the West to stop the genocide in Darfur. They discuss what led the New Republic to devote its May 15th issue to Darfur and the unique perspective they believe the magazine brings to bear.

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Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide
May 11, 2006

Scott Straus, a Political Science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison has recently published Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide and is about to release a new book, The Order of Genocide: Race, Power and War in Rwanda. In this interview, he provides a brief overview of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, unravels the complicated notions behind the two ethnic groups, Hutus and Tutsis, and explains the implications that these categories had in terms of the genocide. Mr. Straus also tackles the difficult notions behind the intertwined relationships of perpetrators, rescuers and bystanders during the genocide in Rwanda.

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Tags: Rwanda

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Darfur Humanitarian Situation Update
May 4, 2006

United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, recently presented an ominous report to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. He discusses this report with Jerry Fowler.

Update: Mr. Egeland also published an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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Rally to End Genocide in Darfur: A Conversation with Ruth Messinger
April 28, 2006

Ruth Messinger, Executive Director of the American Jewish World Service, will speak at the Rally to End Genocide in Darfur this Sunday on the National Mall. She has traveled to the Darfur region twice and has been leading the Jewish community's movement for Darfur.

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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Rally to End Genocide in Darfur: A conversation with Joey Cheek and Brian Steidle
April 27, 2006

On April 30th, rallies to end genocide in Darfur will take place in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and around the country. Olympic speedskating gold medalist Joey Cheek and former U.S. Marine Brian Steidle will be among the speakers. They talk with Jerry Fowler about their speaking tours around the country, the public's reaction to their decisions to speak out for Darfur, and the future of the Darfur movement.

Update: The April 30 rallies are starting to get press coverage nationwide -- including the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Oregonian, and (drumroll) People Magazine. But maybe DCist put it best: "demonstrations for causes as compelling as stepping up to save the people of Darfur deserve what little pimping we can give them."

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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Rally to End Genocide in Darfur: A Conversation with Erin Mazursky of STAND
April 26, 2006

Erin Mazursky, the Executive Director of STAND: Students Taking Action Now: Darfur and a Georgetown University student talks with Jerry Fowler about why she became active on Darfur and the Power to Protect Campaign that STAND is running in conjunction with the April 30th rally on the National Mall.

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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What is Justice?
April 20, 2006

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum historian, Edna Friedberg, and Case Western Reserve University law professor Michael Scharf discuss the meaning of justice in the context of Nuremberg, the international tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the International Criminal Court with regard to Darfur. Edna created the Museum's exhibition, "The Nuremberg Trials: What is Justice," and she speaks about the limits of justice and the limits of the law. Michael discusses the deterrant effect of the existence of a permanent International Criminal Court.

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Tags: Armenia, Bosnia, History and Concept, Holocaust, Justice, Legacies, Prevention, Rwanda

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Rwanda Means the Universe
April 13, 2006

This April marks the 12th anniversary of the beginning of the Rwanda genocide. Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Project Director of the Committee on Conscience, recently talked to Louise Mushikiwabo about her new book, Rwanda Means the Universe: A Native's Memoir of Blood and Bloodlines. [33:02]

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Tags: History and Concept, Human Rights, Legacies, Rwanda

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