Conflict and Conscription

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court tells us about her work to stop the conscription of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then, two writers discuss the role women played in the Harlem Renaissance. And this week’s Backstory focuses on Ban Ki-Moon, the new Secretary General-elect of the United Nations. Plus, Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng share their book about the conflict in Sudan.

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