http://blogs.ushmm.org/index.php/COC2/site/index/ en bconley-zilkic@ushmm.org Copyright 2008 2008-07-24T09:30:00-05:00 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/arresting_a_president/ Darfur, Genocide, Human Rights, Interview, South Sudan 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.]]> 2008-07-24T08:30:00-05:00 578---1216902600 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/asylum_denied/ Human Rights, Interview Philip Schrag, co-authors of Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America, discuss the many hurdles they faced in this quest.]]> 2008-07-10T12:00:00-05:00 576---1215705600 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/a_vision_of_hope/ Genocide, Holocaust, Human Rights, Interview 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.]]> 2008-06-26T12:00:00-05:00 574---1214496000 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/abyei_destroyed/ Genocide, Human Rights, Interview, South Sudan 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. ]]> 2008-06-12T12:00:00-05:00 572---1213286400 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/the_road_to_omdurman/ Chad, Darfur, Human Rights, Interview Alex de Waal of Darfur: A Short History of a Long War, discusses some of the preliminary information coming out about the Darfur rebel attack on the Sudanese city of Omdurman. ]]> 2008-05-29T12:00:00-05:00 570---1212076800 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/the_road_to_ndjamena/ Chad, Darfur, Human Rights, Interview Human Rights Watch researcher David Buchbinder returns to Voices on Genocide Prevention to analyze the conflict in Chad and how it relates to violence across the border in Sudan.]]> 2008-05-15T09:00:00-05:00 567---1210856400 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/women_changing_rwandas_future/ Genocide, Human Rights, Interview, Rwanda the Initiative for Inclusive Security discusses how women are playing leadership roles and changing the political landscape in Rwanda.]]> 2008-05-01T12:00:00-05:00 566---1209657600 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/54_million_and_counting/ Congo, Genocide, Human Rights, Interview series of mortality studies that his organization, the International Rescue Committee, has conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The most recent study found that 5.4 million people have died in DRC since 1998.]]> 2008-04-17T09:00:00-05:00 564---1208437200 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/darfur_in_sudanese_and_regional_contexts/ Darfur, Genocide, Human Rights, Interview, South Sudan Alex de Waal discusses recent upsurge in fighting in Darfur, how it connects to events in Chad, and what to watch for in southern Sudan.]]> 2008-04-03T12:00:00-05:00 563---1207238400 http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2/gender_based_violence_in_eastern_congo/ Congo, Human Rights, Interview ENOUGH Project discusses the current situation in Congo, particularly the massive problem of gender based violence.]]> 2008-03-20T14:00:00-05:00 562---1206036000