Reckoning with war crimes, plus the women at the Nuremburg trials
5/27/202654 min
Veteran war correspondent Janine di Giovanni has set up a project that trains journalists and researchers to gather evidence that can be used to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and Syria. And the women who played a critical role behind the scenes at the Nuremberg trials.
Guests:
Janine di Giovanni, war correspondent, CEO and co-founder of The Reckoning ProjectNatalie Livingstone, author, The Nuremberg Women, At the trial that brought the Nazis to justice
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[upbeat music] Welcome to Late Night Live. Coming to you from Gadigal Land, I'm David Marr. Justice in the aftermath of war is our theme tonight, from Nuremberg 80 years ago to preparations today, perhaps futile, to bring to trial perpetrators of war crimes in Africa, Ukraine, and Gaza. The courtroom in Nuremberg in 1945 looked at first glance to be wall-to-wall men, but women played a critical role, and not only behind the scenes, in bringing Hitler's colleagues to the gallows.