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The Committee on Conscience regularly hosts presentations related to the prevention and punishment of genocide. In lectures, panel discussions, films, and interviews, analysts offer expert insight into the places where genocide has occurred and the questions of how to prevent and punish it. Transcripts, photos, and other features from these events are available below. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.

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LOCATIONS

SUDAN Genocide and the Rule of Law Jerry Fowler, director of the Committee on Conscience, testified before the House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on October 23, 2007 about the responsibility to respond when genocide is threatened or occurs. What to do About Darfur? A debate between John Prendergast and Alex de Waal President George W. Bush Speaks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Our Walls Bear Witness — Darfur: Who Will Survive Today? MORE CHECHNYA Greetings from Grozny Film documenting the human consequences of the conflict in the breakaway Russian province of Chechnya followed by panel on the current situation, with Lord Frank Judd, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Patrice Pagé, Doctors Without Borders; Paul Mitchell, Director, Greetings from Grozny. Chechnya After a Decade of Destruction The 60th Annniversary of the 1944 Chechen and Ingush Deportation: History, Legacies, Current Crisis MORE BALKANS Kosovo: Options and Obstacles This event (held as the crisis was escalating) brings together panelists to discuss options for confronting Serbia over human rights abuses in its southern province of Kosovo. The Milosevic Problem Milosevic in the Hague MORE CENTRAL AFRICA World Is Witness A new "geoblog" from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative, in partnership with Google Earth, documents and maps genocide and related crimes against humanity. Woman by Woman: Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Rwanda Briefing on Democratic Republic of Congo Defying Genocide MORE

THEMES

HISTORY & CONCEPT Negotiating with Killers: Expert Insights on Resolving Deadly Conflicts Negotiating with Killers: Expert negotiators offer insights based on their research and field experiences in some of the world's most violent conflict zones. The Legacy of Raphael Lemkin Is Genocide Preventable? Samantha Power on America and the Age of Genocide Genocide Prevention, Morality, and the National Interest MORE INTERNATIONAL LAW Milosevic in the Hague As Slobodan Milosevic's trial for genocide and crimes against humanity enters its second year, Professor Gary Bass discusses its status and historical resonance. Genocide in International Law Justice After Genocide: Rwanda The Milosevic Problem MORE REFUGEES 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. Contemporary Flight and Rescue: Seeking Refuge in America Today MORE