State Journal Article on Darfur Conference
UW-Madison programs sponsored a major international conference in April on one of the most pressing and pivotal human rights issues of our time, the deepening crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Leading Sudan scholars from Wisconsin and other universities, as well as international lawyers, investigative journalists, government and UN officials, and human rights activists, all of whom have played prominent roles in addressing the human rights disaster in Darfur, conducted the symposium, organized by the African Studies Program, the Humanitarianism and World Order Research Circle, the International Institute, the Division of International Studies, and Global Studies.