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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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Chilling Permanency
August 10, 2006

Award winning actress and UNICEF ambassador, Mia Farrow, and her son and UNICEF youth spokesperson, Ronan Farrow, speak about their first hand accounts of the Darfur refugee camps. They describe the ceaseless struggle of the refugees that they met on their trips to Darfur in November 2004 and this past June, and they express fear of refugee settlements becoming permanent.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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A Struggle for Reconciliation and Independence
August 3, 2006

Joining the program from Belgrade, Dr. James Lyon, the Special Balkans Advisor at the International Crisis Group, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the region, where he has been working for the past twenty-five years. He explains the complexity of Kosovo’s history and how ethnic differences remain tied into this regions’ present struggle for independence.

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Tags: Justice, Kosovo, Legacies, Responses

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Voice from the Field
July 27, 2006

Ken Bacon, the President of Refugees International, speaks with Jerry Fowler from Khartoum after having spent eleven days in North and South Darfur. He explains what must be done to salvage the fragile Darfur Peace Agreement and emphasizes the need for security. President Bush met with SLA leader, Minni Minawi this past Tuesday, and Ken sent Bush a letter asking him to address these issues in his meeting with the only rebel leader to sign the peace agreement.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Update on the Humanitarian Situation in Darfur
July 20, 2006

Sarah Margon, Conflict Policy Advisor at Oxfam America, speaks with Jerry Fowler about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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A Report from Eastern Chad
July 13, 2006

John Prendergast, Special Advisor to the President of the International Crisis Group, returns to the program to talk about his recent trip to Eastern Chad and parts of Darfur. He discusses the spillover of violence into Chad, the opposition to the Darfur Peace Agreement and the consequences of this resistance, the attempts to overthrow Chad's President, and the possibility of forced recruitment by the rebels in the refugee camps.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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A Closer Look at the Darfur Peace Agreement
July 6, 2006

Alfred Taban, the Publisher and Chairman of the Khartoum Monitor, Sudan's only independent English-language daily newspaper, recently received an award from the National Endowment for Democracy and met with President Bush. During his trip to the United States, he sat down with Jerry Fowler to talk about the Darfur Peace Agreement, comparing it to South Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement. They also discussed the situation in the South and the challenges Taban faces as the Publisher of the Khartoum Monitor.

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Tags: Responses, Sudan

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Human Rights in North Korea
June 29, 2006

Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea, discusses the current human rights situation in North Korea with regard to human trafficking, systematic starvation, concentration camps, and refugees. He also tackles the relationship between North Korea's nuclear ambitions and human rights, and how the United States works with other countries on these difficult issues.

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Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Update

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Final Solutions: The Relationship Between Mass Killings and Political Elites
June 15, 2006

Ben Valentino, a Political Scientist at Dartmouth University discusses his book, "Final Solutions: Mass Killings and Genocide in the 20th Century" with Jerry Fowler. He explains the concept behind the word "mass killing" which he uses in his book to encompass the intentional killing of 50,000 or more civilians over the course of five or fewer years. Instead of concentrating solely on the common causes of genocide, namely social factors, Mr. Valentino examines mass killings--a wider and more comprehensive field--focusing on the political elites in power, their goals and how they came to power.

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Tags: Bosnia, History and Concept, Prevention, Rwanda

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Righteous Among the Nations
June 8, 2006

Dr. Charlie Clements, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, talks with Jerry Fowler about Waitstill and Martha Sharp. On June 13th, 2006, the Sharps will have their names engraved in the Garden of the Righteous at Yad Vashem, where only one other American, Varian Fry, has been honored. The couple risked their lives to save refugees fleeing Nazi Germany and helped found what is today called the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, dedicated to protecting human rights and promoting social justice.

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Tags: History and Concept, Holocaust, Refugees

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The Failed States Index: A Discussion with Pauline Baker
June 1, 2006

Pauline Baker, the President of the Fund for Peace, discusses the recent publication of the Failed States Index, in partnership with Foreign Policy Magazine. She explains the meaning of "failed state," highlights key indicators of these states, and explains the significance behind worldwide trends of failing states. Ms. Baker also points out that although the United States is considered stable, it has pockets of failure.

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Tags: Bosnia, Guatemala, Human Rights, Prevention, Responses

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