Video and Multimedia

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Audio

  • Rwanda: Trying to Move On From Public Radio International, this radio series revisits the genocide in Rwanda. Its three parts discuss the genocide memorial, the gacaca courts, and reintegration of those who perpetuated the murders.
  • Responding to Religious Repression in North Korea From the Council on Foreign Relations, this audio report features Michael Kirby, the former chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry for Human Rights in North Korea. Kirby discusses human rights abuses, including religious repression, in North Korea, as well as what can be done.
  • Failing States and Religious Tensions In an audio report from the Council on Foreign Relations, a roundtable of experts talk about the correlation between religious tensions and failing states.

Data

  • Fragile States Index The Fund for Peace, a sustainable security nonprofit, publishes the Failed States Index annually. On the interactive website version, users can explore the world’s states and the fund’s indicators.

Video

  • KONY 2012 A short film created by the group Invisible Children, KONY 2012 aims to inform the public of the war crimes perpetuated by Uganda’s Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army.
  • Seoul Train Seoul Train is a critically acclaimed documentary about North Korean defectors seeking freedom by escaping into China.
  • The Devil Came on Horseback Based on the book by Brian Steidle, this documentary tells the story of Steidle and his time working for the African Union as a photographer in Darfur.

Web Resource

  • International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee is an international relief organization that aids people impacted by humanitarian crises across the world.
  • Religions This website, produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, provides an overview of major religions in the world today.
  • Women’s Refugee Committee A branch of the International Rescue Committee, the Women’s Refugee Committee advocates for refugees and internally displaced women and children.
  • Malala Fund The Malala Fund advocates for education for young girls worldwide.