When Sorry Isn't Enough: The Controversy Over Apologies and Reparations for Human Injustice

Leading scholars, activists, and political leaders on being victim's of the world's worst atrocities

"How much compensation ought to be paid to a woman who was raped 7,500 times? What would the members of the Commission want for their daughters if their daughters had been raped even once?"—Karen Parker, speaking before the U.N. Commission on Human Rights

Seemingly every week, a new question arises relative to the current worldwide ferment over human injustices. Why does the U.S. offer $20,000...