Leadership Stories
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Raphaël Lemkin: The Prosecutor Who Put Genocide on the Record
Raphaël Lemkin invented the word genocide and pushed it into international law. Naming a crime changes what the world will tolerate.
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: Turning Grief Into Accountability
Barred from gathering, Argentina's mothers walked two by two and kept the names. Their walk became a file that held a country accountable.
The Doctor Who Refused to Look Away
In eastern Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege built a hospital for wounds the world prefers not to name. Service is sustained, dangerous fidelity.
The Longest Battlefield: Ukraine’s Quiet Fight to Bring Its Stolen Children Home
Outside Kyiv, families and caseworkers fight one child at a time to bring home children Russia has taken. War's longest battlefield is childhood.