Name: A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship
Uploaded: 2008-11-11T01:00:00Z
Duration: 22 min 49 s
Description: Would you negotiate with someone you knew to be evil, to save lives? Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to help their people survive crisis. It's a compelling story told with a fiery passion.

Would you negotiate with someone you knew to be evil, to save lives? Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to help their people survive crisis. It's a compelling story told with a fiery passion.

Samantha Power: A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship

A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship

In the midst of the Rwandan genocide, the U.S. public was more concerned about the ape population than the human tragedy unfolding.

In the shadow of genocide, an anti-genocide movement arose from student groups, signaling a shift towards active humanitarian intervention.

Sergio Vieira de Mello's career exemplifies the complex dance between diplomacy and human rights, navigating through the darkest crises.