President Obama Takes Steps To End Mass Atrocities

by Don Gonyea, NPR

President Obama toured the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., on Monday with Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. In a speech there afterward, Obama announced a series of steps to prevent mass atrocities. An executive order signed last night targets those who use information and communication technology in pursuit of human rights abuses.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 23, 2012