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Article: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Welcomes Secretary Powell's Declaration of Genocide in Darfur; Museum's Committee on Conscience Has Issued Genocide Emergency for Region.
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- September 10, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience said today that it welcomes Secretary of State Colin Powell's classification of the catastrophe in Darfur as genocide.
"Secretary Powell's acknowledgement of genocide in Darfur is unprecedented and an important development," said Jerry Fowler, Committee on Conscience staff director. "But more important than what it is called is acting to prevent its continuation. The U.N. and the international community must now work to stop the killing and bring relief to the region."
The Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience first issued a "genocide ...