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Interview: 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.
World is Witness, a new “geoblog” from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiatives, in partnership with Google Earth, documents and maps genocide and related crimes against humanity. The initial entries are from a Museum visit to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to learn about the legacies of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, and the most recent entries are from a Museum visit to South Sudan and a return visit to the Congo. Visit us again soon for more posts from the field.
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Joseph Kony's Revenge in Faradje
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Joseph Kony's Revenge in Faradje
“ I want to thank you for this article about the genecides that have been taking place. Many people today are not aware of what these people are going through. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I…
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Joseph Kony's Revenge in Faradje
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Rwanda's Genocide: 15 Years Later
“ kagame’s apologists must surely be getting kickbacks from his loots from congo. how many lives has he got to end in that long suffering nation b4 the world wakes up to this east african pol…
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"We Sleep On Stones"
“ The governments can and do sometimes intervene, but too often it is because the political climate gets too hot for them to ignore getting involved anymore, or there will be some sort of monetary gain…
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. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.
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