We speak with Jehanne Henry and Niemat Ahmadi about genocidal violence, war and accountability in Sudan, from 2003 to the present. Niemat, a Sudanese activist from Darfur and a survivor, created the women-led non-profit organization Darfur Women Action Group, which advocates for the end of atrocities in Darfur and Sudan at large. Jehanne, a researcher, lawyer and lecturer at Columbia Law School and CUNY, worked for the UN Mission in Sudan and Human Rights Watch, and recently advised Sudan’s Judiciary during the democratic transition period. 

Further reading: “The worst forgotten conflict in the world: Sudan’s civil war one year on”, by Jehanne Henry.

Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission outlines extensive human rights violations, international crimes, urges protection of civilians

This episode is supported by Indiana University's Presidential Arts and Humanities Program, the Tobias Center, the African Studies Program, the Center for the Study of the Middle East, and the Huh Jum Ok Human Rights Foundation.

Sound editing by Emily Leisz Carr, mixing by Seth Olansky, music "Souffle Nocturne" by Ben Cohen.

Production by Shilla Kim and Clémence Pinaud.