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Refuge?

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Refugee? documents the social and economic conditions of Mauritanian, Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees in Senegal.

"Proof of Life" - Witness

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Thousands of hostages are still being held by fighters in the jungles of Colombia.This is a video that speaks about a radio program started by a former FARC hostage that allows the families of kidnapped people to send messages via the radio to their loved ones imprisoned in the jungle.
Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires: Torture and Displacement in Northern Uganda

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This film addresses the lack of accountability and impunity within the Ugandan military.
Workers pan for diamonds at a government-run mine in Sierra Leone

The Diamond Life

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Short film about civil war between the RUF and the government of Sierra Leone.
Darfur Destroyed (Witness) [Screenshot]

Darfur Destroyed

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Darfur, western Sudan. The video shows scenes of burned and bombed villages and includes extensive interviews with the civilian victims of the crisis.
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The Road to Justice: Towards an Accessible and Effective African Court on Human Rights

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"The Road to Justice: Towards an Accessible and Effective African Court on Human Rights" advocates for widespread ratification of the Protocol, and for NGO’s and individuals to be granted direct access.
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Crying Sun: The Impact of War in the Mountains of Chechnya

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“Crying Sun” tells the story of people from the Chechen mountainous village of Zumsoy and their struggle to preserve cultural identity and traditions in the context of military raids and enforced disappearances by the federal army, attacks by guerilla fighters, and subsequent displacement.

Operation Fine Girl

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Documentary about the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon in the Sierra Leone civil war. The story is told through the eyes of survivors: women and girls, as well as the child soldiers and perpetrators.

On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC

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The video features powerful footage, shot between 2003 and 2004, of the military training of children in several militia camps in South Kivu as well as compelling testimony from demobilized child soldiers recounting the horrifying memories of life as soldiers.
Kosovo and Beyond

Kosovo and Beyond

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The footage you see in "Kosovo and Beyond" details gruesome evidence of Serbian torture and killing of ethnic Albanians. Similar violence in Sierra Leone, Rwanda and East Timor underscores the fact that no place is immune from grave human rights violations. The video underscores the importance of an effective International Criminal Court, the first ever permanent court established to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished.

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