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Outlook: 18/06/2012

18/06/2012

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Ambassador to Hell - bearing witness to atrocities and bringing war criminals to justice

The Ambassador to Hell - the American diplomat who helped bring war criminals to justice, but is haunted by his failure to prevent the Rwandan genocide

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world. 

Today, David Scheffer talks about the challenges he faced as America's first ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues. His book is called All The Missing Souls, published by Princeton University Press. 

Also, the story of Boris, a young Ukrainian sent to an old people's home after being labelled 'incapacited', and Tatjana Makarova, one of those who helped him find freedom and a new life. 

And in our Edible City series, how a Swede in London conjures up memories of childhood picnics.

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