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Whenever populations are at risk, there are those who attempt to flee to safer countries. Protection of and response to refugee flows is an integral part of genocide awareness. Learn more by exploring what expert analysts have said in lectures, panel discussions, films, and interviews sponsored by the Committee on Conscience. You can also find news and photos about refugees.

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Contemporary Flight and Rescue: Seeking Refuge in America Today How does American refugee policy protect people fleeing persecution? In this panel discussion NPR’s Barbara Bradley interviews Kalala Kalao (journalist and asylum grantee), Mitchell Zamoff (Assistant U.S. attorney), and Philip Shrag (Law Professor at Georgetown University). READ MORE Preventing Future Genocide and Protecting Refugees Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks about historical and contemporary connections between preventing genocide and protecting refugees. READ MORE Rescuing Endangered Peoples Barbara Harff presents arguments in favor of "humanitarian interventions" to rescue endangered peoples. READ MORE