 NEW: In opposition: the work of Sudanese human rights lawyer Salih Osman MahmoudSalih Osman Mahmoud has risked his life to improve the human rights situation in Sudan. A native of Darfur, he worked on human rights issues in that region before joining Parliament as a member of the opposition. An 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. |  Genocide Prevention Task Force Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen announced in November 2007 that they would co-chair a Genocide Prevention Task Force jointly convened by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and the United States Institute of Peace. The Task Force will generate practical recommendations to enhance the U.S. government's capacity to respond to emerging threats of genocide and mass atrocities. |  Statement by the USHMM on the arrest of Bosnian Serb War Crimes Suspect Radovan Karadzic Thirteen years after the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide and crimes against humanity, he was arrested and faces extradition to the Tribunal in the Hague. The Museum welcomes the arrest of the long time fugitive Karadzic, wanted on genocide charges for allegedly organizing the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica and other atrocities of the Bosnian war. Read the press release. | WORLD IS WITNESSA geoblog that shares stories, photos, and maps from the field to document genocide and related crimes against humanity.
WITNESSING DARFURA DVD with two short films about Darfur and additional resources to help explain what is happening in Darfur and how you can raise awareness.
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