John Prendergast quotes

Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. (John Prendergast)
I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. View quote
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The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such things are happening, and often, if they have a vague idea they are happening, there is a feeling that there is nothing that can be done to stop these crimes. View quote
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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. View quote
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When there are no gas chambers, no barbed wire, and no concentration camps, many don't recognize the perpetration of new genocides and other targeted mass atrocity crimes because they may not look the same. View quote
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Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa by Europe. View quote
John Prendergast

John Prendergast

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Photo: The Enough Project (photographed by Jeff Trussell), CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Activist
Born: March 21, 1963
Quotes count: 6