Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Rape as a Weapon of War

By Jeb Sharp and Jennifer Goren

This five-part investigative series examines the brutality of sexual violence in conflict zones and the medical, humanitarian, legal, and political response to it. Originally aired on Public Radio International's "The World"  between January and June, 2008.

15 Years of War

A Dart Centre Interview With Journalist Leon Malherbe

By Refqa Abu-Remaileh

Leon Malherbe, 42, camera producer for Reuters, has covered many of the major international conflicts of the past 15 years, starting in 1990 with anti-apartheid clashes in South African townships. From there, he reported on civil wars in Angola and Mozambique, the arrival of U.S. troops in Somalia, the Rwandan genocide and civil war in the Congo. In between, he also covered the wars in Yugoslavia.

Rwanda Documentary Illuminates Lingering Effects of Genocide

By Kevin Kawamoto

Through the window of an airplane about to land in Rwanda, the verdant mountains and lush foliage below appear as a slice of paradise on earth. But those familiar with the history of this central African nation know that its past is far from heavenly.

"An Obligation to Bear Witness"

Q & A With Janine di Giovanni

By Refqa Abu-Remaileh

Janine di Giovanni is one of European journalism's most experienced reporters of war and conflict, writing for The Times of London, Vanity Fair, National Geographic and other publications.

Rwanda: Beauty and Loss

By Deirdre Stoelzle-Graves

In these remarkable messages, sent to the Dart Center from Rwanda, Deirdre Stoelzle-Graves shares impressions of that country.