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Cambodia: Land of Silence
directed by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002; produced by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
In the mid-1970's, Cambodia was the victim of a brutal genocide, when the communist Pol Pot regime exterminated every fifth inhabitant. In less than four years, hundreds of thousands were murdered, and over a million died as a result of starvation and disease. We hear from those who lost their families as well as...
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directed by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002; produced by Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
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In the mid-1970's, Cambodia was the victim of a brutal genocide, when the communist Pol Pot regime exterminated every fifth inhabitant. In less than four years, hundreds of thousands were murdered, and over a million died as a result of starvation and disease. We hear from those who lost their families as well as from former guards who perpetrated the crimes. A guard who beat prisoners claims he was forced to commit torture; the alternative would...
In the mid-1970's, Cambodia was the victim of a brutal genocide, when the communist Pol Pot regime exterminated every fifth inhabitant. In less than four years, hundreds of thousands were murdered, and over a million died as a result of starvation and disease. We hear from those who lost their families as well as from former guards who perpetrated the crimes. A guard who beat prisoners claims he was forced to commit torture; the alternative would have been his own murder. He feels terribly guilty now and has confessed to his family. Sorya Sim of the Documentation Centre says "The purpose of documenting is justice and memory." The Centre collects material to prosecute the Khmer Rouge and to educate the younger generation about the events. Recently, a peace treaty paved the way for the first real evaluation of the Pol Pot regime - and perhaps for reconciliation. This process is difficult in a country like Cambodia, where it is seen as "wrong" to talk negatively about the past. The Institute for Social Development organized several peace marches and four reconciliation meetings and at one of these, a number of Khmer Rouge leaders apologized. For many people, and for the media, saying "I am sorry" was not enough. Kassie Neou of Cambodia's Institute for Human Rights, believes the peace marches promote the possibility of "...living together in understanding, and that way people can focus on harmonious ways of living." But many carry mental and physical wounds, too fearful to speak out about the atrocities of that tragic time. High School College Adult
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Jakob Gottschau, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Emotions and feelings, Executions, Human rights, Physical abuse, Political prisoners, Torture, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Documentation of Crimes, Transitional Justice, World History, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Cambodia: The Betrayal
produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's sea...
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produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
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The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss o...
The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss of a fifth of their population, the resilient Cambodians have made significant strides to rebuild their society. But they fear the threat of a second Holocaust. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Munro, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), History curriculums, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, International Response, Humanities, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chile: Hasta Cuando?
directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life....
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
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A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a blo...
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a bloody, US-backed coup that left Marxist president Salvador Allende dead and with him any hopes of democracy remaining in Chile. Under General Pinochet’s rule 50,000 Chileans have been detained, and many are missing, believed dead.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission
Author / Creator
David Bradbury, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Frontline Films
Person Discussed
Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006, Salvador Allende, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Chile - Pinochet Regime (1973-1990), Communism, Military officers, Military occupation, Coup d'etat, Political violence, Chile, Coup d'Etat, September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet's Dictatorship, Chile, 1973-1990, Imperialism and Colonialism, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Chileans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1986 Frontline Films
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China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1, Emperors
directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fi...
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directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
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The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, i...
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, it should fall apart. Held together for more than 2000 years, firstly by imperial rule and now by an imperious Communist Party, what does China stand for? Ferguson talks to the people who know – including its new billionaires, survivors of Chairman Mao’s regime, ardent young nationalists and those defending China’s rural poor.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Niall Ferguson, 1964-, Su Kai, fl. 2012, Melanie Fall, fl. 1999, Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media
Author / Creator
Adrian Pennink, Niall Ferguson, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
China: Triumph and Turmoil
Person Discussed
Confucius, 551 BC-479 BC, Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 260 BC-210 BC
Topic / Theme
China's Economic Rise, Bureaucracy, Corruption, Communism, Government, History, Politics & Policy, Big Emerging Markets, Industrial Transformation, Innovation, and Competition, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
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The Danish Solution
directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of s...
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directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
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Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legenda...
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legendary proportions, the filmmakers have carefully researched the subject, separating the truths from the myths, such as that of the Danish King wearing the Yellow Star. In addition to the survivors' stories, the filmmakers have interviewed rescuers and scholars. From members of the resistance to ordinary people who helped when they saw a need, viewers will be introduced to courageous people who took action to save their threatened compatriots. The film points out the reasons why the Danish Jews were not treated as harshly by the Nazis as Jews elsewhere. This story is a fascinating chapter of Holocaust history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc., Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Author / Creator
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Antisemitism, Cultural identity, Invasions, Jewish people, Military occupation, Refugees, History curriculums, German Invasion of Denmark, April 9, 1940, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Death Camp Treblinka: Survivor Stories
produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance...
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produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
Description
The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, while the other would appear in the sensational trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961. This film documents thei...
The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, while the other would appear in the sensational trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961. This film documents their amazing survivor stories and the tragic fate of their families, and offers new insights into a forgotten death camp.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation, Richard Lintern, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Kalman Taigman, Samuel Willenberg, 1923-, Richard Lintern, 1962-
Person Discussed
Kalman Taigman, Samuel Willenberg, 1923-, Adolf Eichmann, 1906-1962
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Prison escapes, Survivors, War crimes, Jewish people, Internment camps, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, Holocaust, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Documentation of Crimes, English, Fijians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
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Franco's Forgotten Children
produced by Muntsa Tarres (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 1 hour 3 mins
This documentary, by producer Muntsa Tarres, is about the children of Republican prisoners who suffered in Spanish concentration camps during the reign of Francisco Franco.
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produced by Muntsa Tarres (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 1 hour 3 mins
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This documentary, by producer Muntsa Tarres, is about the children of Republican prisoners who suffered in Spanish concentration camps during the reign of Francisco Franco.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Muntsa Tarres
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Civil war, Genital warts, Prisoners of war, Scientific research, War crimes, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, History, Origins, Humanities, Spanish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Hugo Pratt in Africa
directed by Stefano Knuchel, 1966-; produced by Venus and Beyond (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs, 2010), 56 mins
Hugo Pratt's companion, Jean Claude Guilbert, uncovers a secret love story which began in 1936 when Pratt arrived in Ethiopia with his family. At ten years of age he found himself thrown from a normal Venetian childhood into a wretched Fascist adventure in Italian East Africa. The six years he spent there marked h...
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directed by Stefano Knuchel, 1966-; produced by Venus and Beyond (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs, 2010), 56 mins
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Hugo Pratt's companion, Jean Claude Guilbert, uncovers a secret love story which began in 1936 when Pratt arrived in Ethiopia with his family. At ten years of age he found himself thrown from a normal Venetian childhood into a wretched Fascist adventure in Italian East Africa. The six years he spent there marked his life and his work forever. Enrolled against his will, Pratt became Mussolini's youngest soldier and, confronted with the cruelties a...
Hugo Pratt's companion, Jean Claude Guilbert, uncovers a secret love story which began in 1936 when Pratt arrived in Ethiopia with his family. At ten years of age he found himself thrown from a normal Venetian childhood into a wretched Fascist adventure in Italian East Africa. The six years he spent there marked his life and his work forever. Enrolled against his will, Pratt became Mussolini's youngest soldier and, confronted with the cruelties and ambiguities of war, he developed the moral standards that will give birth to his unforgettable characters, from Lieutenant Koinsky to the famous Corto Maltese.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Venus and Beyond, Jean-Luc Bideau, 1940-
Author / Creator
Stefano Knuchel, 1966-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
CAT&Docs
Speaker / Narrator
Jean-Luc Bideau, 1940-
Person Discussed
Hugo Pratt, Benito Mussolini, 1883-1945
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Cartoonists, World War II, 1939-1945, Ethiopians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Film Platform
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Laurent Gbagbo, Dictator Or Anti-Colonialist, Part 1
directed by Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015; produced by Sentinelles Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 52 mins
Laurent Gbagbo’s trial in International Criminal Court for crime against humanity opened in January 2016. He was acquitted in 2019, but the CCI’s Prosecutor appealed the judgment. President of Ivory Coast from 2000 to 2011, he is sued for having stirred up hatred between his supporters & opponents, leading to...
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directed by Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015; produced by Sentinelles Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Laurent Gbagbo’s trial in International Criminal Court for crime against humanity opened in January 2016. He was acquitted in 2019, but the CCI’s Prosecutor appealed the judgment. President of Ivory Coast from 2000 to 2011, he is sued for having stirred up hatred between his supporters & opponents, leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians & two European journalists. Was he an anti-colonialist liberator or a dictator?
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sentinelles Productions, Mathieu Klerckx, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Windrose SAS
Speaker / Narrator
Mathieu Klerckx, fl. 2015
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Escalation (Conflict), International relations, Political demonstrations, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Law, Ivorians, French, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2015 Sentinelles Productions
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Laurent Gbagbo, Dictator Or Anti-Colonialist, Part 2
directed by Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015; produced by Sentinelles Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 52 mins
Laurent Gbagbo’s trial in International Criminal Court for crime against humanity opened in January 2016. He was acquitted in 2019, but the CCI’s Prosecutor appealed the judgment. President of Ivory Coast from 2000 to 2011, he is sued for having stirred up hatred between his supporters & opponents, leading to...
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directed by Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015; produced by Sentinelles Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Laurent Gbagbo’s trial in International Criminal Court for crime against humanity opened in January 2016. He was acquitted in 2019, but the CCI’s Prosecutor appealed the judgment. President of Ivory Coast from 2000 to 2011, he is sued for having stirred up hatred between his supporters & opponents, leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians & two European journalists. Was he an anti-colonialist liberator or a dictator?
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sentinelles Productions, Mathieu Klerckx, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Said Mbombo Penda, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Windrose SAS
Speaker / Narrator
Mathieu Klerckx, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Laurent Gbagbo, 1945-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Massacres, Trials and litigation, Political demonstrations, War crimes, Ivory Coast Civil War 2001-2003, Politics & Policy, Law, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2015 Sentinelles Productions
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