Sister Dianna Ortiz:
In honor of the United Nations International Day in Support
of Victims of Torture on June 27, DFN presents an online interactive
forum with three survivors of torture: Sister Dianna Ortiz,
Roberto Rodriguez and Mugisho Bazibuhe. (July 1, 2003)
Angelina Jolie:
In honor of World Refugee Day, award-winning actress and UNHCR
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie once again takes time out
to discuss the plight of refugees throughout the world with
DFN readers. (June 25, 2003)
George Rupp:
Dr. George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee,
joins DFN in an online meeting for World Refugee Day to discuss
important issues facing refugees and their advocates. (June
20, 2003)
Andrew Meldrum: The
Guardian journalist recently expelled from Zimbabwe
met online with DFN readers to discuss the country's crisis
for democracy. (June 19, 2003)
Ahmed Rashid:
The noted journalist and author of the best-selling Taliban
discusses his efforts to further the development of the free
press in Afghanistan. (May 30, 2003)
Eve
Ensler: Playwright and women's rights activist Eve Ensler
chats with DFN readers about her recent trip to Afghanistan.
(April 18, 2003)
Hassan Bility: Exiled
Liberian journalist Hassan Bility chats with DFN about the
horrific human rights violations in his country. (March 18,
2003)
Asma Jahangir: UN Rapporteur
Asma Jahangir chats with DFN about government-sanctioned killings
of Honduran street children. (March 14, 2003)
Imad
Musa: Imad Musa, Washington-based producer for Al-Jazeera,
chats with DFN readers about freedom of the press. (February
27, 2003)
Saad Eddin Ibrahim: Egyptian democracy leader Saad Eddin Ibrahim chats with
DFN on the eve of his final retrial. (February 4, 2003)
Angelina Jolie:
Award-winning actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina
Jolie chats about the impact of her work both upon refugees
and upon herself. (October 22, 2002)
Geoffrey Nyarota:
Geoffrey Nyarota, the beleaguered editor of Zimbabwe's Daily
News, chats with DFN about the future of democracy in
his country. (October 7, 2002)
Sara Cameron:
Sara Cameron elaborates on Out of War, her book chronicling
the lives of nine Colombian children fighting for peace in
their homeland. (September 30, 2002)
Andrew Meldrum: Andrew Meldrum, the American-born Zimbabwean correspondent
for the London Guardian, chats with DFN about the threats
to free speech and other crises in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe.
(September 20, 2002)
John Kamm: John
Kamm, a businessman-turned-human rights activist, discusses
the state of human rights in China today and what can realistically
be done to improve it. (August 26, 2002)
Vladimiro Roca:
After four years in prison, "Cuba's most famous political
prisoner" chats with DFN about U.S. Diplomat Jimmy Carter's
visit to Cuba, the pro-democracy movement, and his personal
plans as a free man. (May 17, 2002)
Musue Haddad:
Musue Haddad, a journalist in exile, chats with DFN about
the widespread human rights abuses in her native Liberia.
(May 3, 2002)
David Sheff:
David Sheff, author of China Dawn, discusses how the
Internet is being used by a small group of entrepreuners to
revolutionize China. (May 1, 2002)
Helen Prejean: Sister Helen Prejean, a leading advocate of a moratorium
on the death penalty, chats with DFN readers. (March 28, 2002)
Rhoda Berenson:
The mother of Lori Berenson discusses her daughter's current
situation in a Peruvian prison on the eve of the Peruvian
Supreme Court's decision regarding her case. (February 11,
2002)
Irena Lieberman: Human rights lawyer Irena Lieberman chats with DFN readers
about the new opportunities and challenges that lie ahead
for Afghan women. (February 1, 2002)
Ingrid
Betancourt: Colombian author, activist, and presidential
candidate Ingrid Betancourt chats about the unstable political
situation in her native land and her fight to eliminate governmental
corruption. (January 14, 2002)
Amir Ibrahim:
Jailed Egyptian professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim's son chats with
DFN on his imprisoned father's life, work, and future. (December
21, 2001)
Report
from Afghanistan: After the beating: Renowned foreign
correspondent Robert Fisk responds to DFN reader e-mail after
he was attacked by a mob of Afghan refugees. (December 19,
2001)
Edmond Pope:
Edmond Pope, the first American convicted by Russia of espionage
in 40 years, chats with DFN readers about human rights in
the "new" Russian Federation. (December 14, 2001)
Robert
Fisk: Dr. Robert Fisk, Britain's most decorated journalist,
answers questions from DFN readers on the political situation
in Afghanistan and its impact on human rights there. (November
28, 2001)
Anna
Politkovskaya: Exiled Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
covered the war in Chechnya up-close for the past two years,
recently publishing a book of her dispatches called A Dirty
War. She answers questions on the future of Chechnya,
particularly in light of the new U.S.-Russian alliance against
terrorism. (November 15, 2001)
Ervand
Abrahamian:
Dr. Ervand Abrahamian chats with DFN about the past, present,
and future of fundamentalist Islam. (November 12, 2001)
Alejandra Matus:
Alejandra Matus is a Chilean journalist and author of the
Black Book of Chilean Justice. The book, a scathing
critique of the Chilean judiciary, was confiscated immediately
upon publication and Matus was forced to flee her native land.
In October, 2001, the Chilean Supreme Court finally lifted
the ban and Matus subsequently returned home. (November 1,
2001)
Malika Oufkir: Malika
Oufkir was a princess in the court of Morocco's king. Then
he put her and her family in jail for 20 years. The story
of her childhood as a princess, her brutal incarceration,
her amazing escape from prison, and her subsequent recapture
is told in her book Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert
Jail, an Oprah's Book Club selection. (July 5, 2001)
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