Re-Imagining a Peaceful Future in South Sudan
By: Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman, Senior Director of the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation In December 2013 – less than two years after it was declared a nation state – South
Spaces for Hope
The Coalition recently spoke with Justine di Mayo, Co-Founder and Director of Act for the Disappeared (ACT), a Lebanese Human Rights organization created in 2010 by a group of citizens from
Reclaiming Colonia Dignidad
By Margarita Romero President of Asociación por la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos Colonia Dignidad Silence and secrecy are part and parcel of torture. Perpetrators rely on them to retain
Member Profile: Asking Difficult Questions at the Abbe Museum
The Abbe Museum in Bar Habor, Maine, aims to inspire new learning about Native people in Maine, the Wabanaki, with every visit. Through changing exhibitions, special events and workshops, the museum works with
New Members of the Coalition
The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience has welcomed four new members in recent months. Please visit here for more information, or to renew your membership. Balkan Museum Network – Sarajevo, Bosnia
Welcoming Alexei Khamarkhanov
The Coalition is delighted to welcome the newest member of our staff, Alexei Khamarkhanov, who joined the team in March 2016. As Finance and Operations Manager, Alexei will provide day-to-day
Museums Engage Youth on Race, Education and Incarceration in the United States
Press Release The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience announces From Brown v. Board to Ferguson, a national initiative to foster dialogue on race, education equity, and incarceration. The project
Project Support Fund Recipients, FY2016 Round 1
We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s first round of our Project Support Fund Grant. Nonviolence International Southeast Asia NISEA works to build a constituency of
Labor Rights, Women and Activism on the Border
By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Oral History & The Borderlands Public History Lab The University of Texas at El Paso Women workers are at the forefront of
“At the Stroke of a Pen, My Life Changed Forever”
By Bonney Djuric Director, Parramatta Female Factory Precinct (PFFP) and Lily Hibberd Artist and Co-Founder of PFFP Memory Project and DECRA ARC Fellow at NIEA/UNSW A state-controlled child-welfare institute that operated
