37 Quotes by John Prendergast

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    Through my years of working on war and peace in Africa, I have learned that there are solutions to some of the greatest human rights challenges, and we all can be a part of those solutions.

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    There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places.

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    The principal strategy of all these actors, both state actors and proxy militias, is to displace people in order to undermine the support base of your opponent.

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    Having a strong African leader, with the confidence of regional governments, who's backed by high-level envoys from countries that matter

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    I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in Northern Uganda who now are helping other former child soldiers return to civilian life.

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    Most Americans may not realize that the news they consume is driven in part by the media mantra, 'if it bleeds, it leads.'

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