Desmond Tutu: "Make it impossible to turn children into slaves."
Elizabeth Kiem is the online producer for unicefusa.org.
This weekend, hundreds of innocent children became victims of sectarian violence in Nigeria. While more than 90 people have been arrested in connection to the massacre near Jos, it is feared that the killers may never come to justice. It is yet another instance of violence begetting violence with a great deal of help from impunity.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu knows first hand the dangers of impunity. The Nobel-prize winning cleric helped end the apartheid regime and led the South African nation to Truth and Reconciliation by striking a balance between amnesty and accountability.
Tutu was in New York yesterday to promote a new publication by UNICEF and Harvard Law. The book,'Children and Transitional Justice,' looks into the roles of international courts and truth commissions in dealing with crimes against children.
He sat down with UNICEF's James Elder for some thoughts on global priorities for safeguarding children, the beauty that may come from Haiti's calamity, and our collective guilt in allowing children to be so misused in the world today.
Elizabeth Kiem is the online producer for unicefusa.org.
This weekend, hundreds of innocent children became victims of sectarian violence in Nigeria. While more than 90 people have been arrested in connection to the massacre near Jos, it is feared that the killers may never come to justice. It is yet another instance of violence begetting violence with a great deal of help from impunity.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu knows first hand the dangers of impunity. The Nobel-prize winning cleric helped end the apartheid regime and led the South African nation to Truth and Reconciliation by striking a balance between amnesty and accountability.
Tutu was in New York yesterday to promote a new publication by UNICEF and Harvard Law. The book,'Children and Transitional Justice,' looks into the roles of international courts and truth commissions in dealing with crimes against children.
He sat down with UNICEF's James Elder for some thoughts on global priorities for safeguarding children, the beauty that may come from Haiti's calamity, and our collective guilt in allowing children to be so misused in the world today.
Elizabeth Kiem is the online producer for unicefusa.org.
This weekend, hundreds of innocent children became victims of sectarian violence in Nigeria. While more than 90 people have been arrested in connection to the massacre near Jos, it is feared that the killers may never come to justice. It is yet another instance of violence begetting violence with a great deal of help from impunity.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu knows first hand the dangers of impunity. The Nobel-prize winning cleric helped end the apartheid regime and led the South African nation to Truth and Reconciliation by striking a balance between amnesty and accountability.
Tutu was in New York yesterday to promote a new publication by UNICEF and Harvard Law. The book,'Children and Transitional Justice,' looks into the roles of international courts and truth commissions in dealing with crimes against children.
He sat down with UNICEF's James Elder for some thoughts on global priorities for safeguarding children; the beauty that may come from Haiti's calamity; and our collective guilt in allowing children to be so misused in the world today.
