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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. 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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In opposition: the work of Sudanese human rights lawyer, Salih Osman Mahmoud
Interview: Salih 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.
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More than a sporting event
Interview: Olympic Gold winning speed skater Joey Cheek talks about why he believes the Olympic Games are more than a sporting event.
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The arrest of Karadzic: a Srebrenica survivor’s perspective
Interview: Hasan Nuhanovic’s family was killed by Bosnian Serb forces when they overran the UN declared safe haven of Srebrenica in July 1995. He speaks today about the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader.
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Arresting a President?
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.
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Asylum denied
Interview: When David Ngaruri Kenney fled persecution in Kenya he had no idea that his quest for asylum would take years. He and his lawyer, Philip Schrag, co-authors of Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America, discuss the many hurdles they faced in this quest.
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Memory: A Vibrant Message to the World
Interview: A boy of seven when the Nazi German army captured his home town of 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.
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Abyei Destroyed
Interview: In a series of reports published by the 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.
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The Road to Omdurman
Interview: Julie Flint, co-author with 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.
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The Road to N’Djamena
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.
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Women changing Rwanda’s future
Interview: Elizabeth Powley with the Initiative for Inclusive Security discusses how women are playing leadership roles and changing the political landscape in Rwanda.
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5.4 million and counting
Interview: Bob Kitchen discusses the 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.
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Darfur in Sudanese and regional contexts
Interview: 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.
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Gender based violence in eastern Congo
Interview: Rebecca Feeley, a field researcher for the ENOUGH Project discusses the current situation in Congo, particularly the massive problem of gender based violence.
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The impact of the Rwandan genocide on Congo
Interview: Alison des Forges, senior advisor to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, was one of the few people drawing attention to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Here she discusses the impact that event continues to have on its neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mobutu’s Legacy and Congo Today
Interview: Congolese journalist and writer, Mvemba Dizolele, joins us again to discuss the legacy of long-time ruler of then Zaire (now Congo) Mobutu Sese Seko.
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