MEDIA INTERVIEWS / COVERAGE

• Justin Klawans, Should There be a Legal Obligation to Act as a Good Samaritan?, Week, June 2, 2023.
• Chelsia Rose Marcius, They Watched Jordan Neely Die. Did They Have a Duty to Intervene?, New York Times, May 17, 2023.
• Interviews about Police Policing Police:
  • Regina Lankenau, Has Nothing Changed Since George Floyd’s Murder, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 10, 2023.
  • Mark Gollom, Some U.S. Police are Failing to Stop Fellow Officers from Abusing Suspects. Can that be Changed?, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News, Feb. 4, 2023.
  • Robert Davis, Can the Police Ever Police Themselves?, The Progressive Magazine, July 26, 2022.
  • Tanya Christian, Law Professor Champions Criminal Penalties for “Police Bystanderism,” Ebony Magazine, July 6, 2022.
  • Eva Herscowitz, The Case for Punishing “Police Bystanders,” Crime Report, June 27, 2022.
• Editorial, Save More Lives: Overdose Reporting Law Not Widely Known, Doesn’t Protect Enough People Who Call 911, Dallas Morning News, Feb. 20, 2023.
• Robert De La Garza, Law Student Decries Iranian Regime in OpEd, Daily Cougar, Feb. 6, 2023.
• Mahsa Monshizadegan Advocates for Human Rights in Iran, University of Houston Law Center Student Spotlight, Dec. 6, 2022.
• Alejandro Serrano, Her Son’s Death at Harris County Jail Led to 11 Firings. Years Later, She Still Waits for Justice., Houston Chronicle, Sept. 19, 2022.
• Rebecca Carballo & Samantha Ketterer, Heights High’s Hoax Active Shooter is a New Trend. Here’s Why the Threats Shouldn’t be Taken Lightly., Houston Chronicle, Sept. 16, 2022.
• Marco Poggio, Call It Genocide? The Debate Over Labeling Ukraine Atrocities, Law360, May 6, 2022.
• John Hudson et al., As Leaders Debate “Genocide,” a Growing Focus on Atrocities in Ukraine, Washington Post, Apr. 13, 2022.
• Explicación: cuáles son los crímenes de Guerra que se peuden configurar en Ucrania, Telemundo, Apr. 5, 2022 (English translation of Spanish article title: Explanation: what war crimes can be prosecuted in Ukraine).
• Rhonda Fanning & Addie Costello, What it Means to Commit War Crimes, Texas Standard, Mar. 14, 2022.
• Chris Woodward, In Wake of SEPTA Rape, Should PA Pass a “Bad Samaritan” Law, Delaware Valley Journal, Nov. 1, 2021.
• Marisa Sarnoff, DA Says Bystander Recordings of Rape on Philadelphia Train Didn’t Happen: “Simply Not True,” Law & Crime, Oct. 22, 2021.
• Linda Stein, The Bystander Phenomenon Rolls Into Philly, Delaware Valley Journal, Oct. 19, 2021.
• “Inauguration of the New Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.” BBC, June 16, 2021.
• Interviews about Digital Age Samaritans:
  • Brian Frye, Zachary Kaufman on Digital Bad Samaritans, Ipse Dixit Podcast, July 24, 2021.
  • Voice of America. June 16, 2021.
  • Andrea Cipriano, Digital Samaritans: Do Witnesses of Online Crimes Have a Duty to Intervene?, Crime Report, Jan. 19, 2021.
• Benjamin Duerr, Kan Genocide-Erkeening de Onderdrukking van Oeigoeren Stoppen?, de Kanttekening, Jan. 29, 2021 (English translation of Dutch article title: Could Genocide Recognition Stop Oppression of Uighurs?).
• Interviews about Protectors of Predators or Prey: Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes:
  • Brian Frye, Zachary Kaufman on “Bad Samaritan” Laws, Ipse Dixit Podcast, Feb. 13, 2020.
  • Leonard Baynes, Bad Samaritan Laws: What Needs to Change?, Briefcase: Humanities and the Law Podcast, Jan. 24, 2020.
  • Jennifer Latson, The Mind of an Enabler, Psychology Today, Jan.-Feb. 2020, at 75-81, 90-91.
  • Leonard Baynes & Doug Mueller, Briefcase: Bad Samaritan Laws, Houston Public Media, Nov. 19, 2019.
  • Voice of America. Aug. 25, 2018.
  • Stanford Law School. Aug. 10, 2018.
• Mary Edgerton, Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day by Remembering the “Righteous Among the Nations,” 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, Jan. 23, 2020 (interview starts at 35:05).
• Erik Ortiz, Will Former Boston College Student Charged in Boyfriend’s Suicide Return to the U.S.?, NBC News, Nov. 1, 2019.
• Diplomatic Immunity, BBC, Oct. 7, 2019 (interview starts at 3:10:25).
• Interviews about Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy  (commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda)
  • The Role of Media in Inciting Violence, Voice of America, Oct. 2, 2019 (interview starts at 00:00).
  • Voice of America, Sept. 9, 2019 (interview starts at 21:48).
  • Penny Starr, Survivor on 25th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide: A “Past that is Ever Present.” Breitbart. June 15, 2019.
  • Voice of America. June 6, 2019.
  • CNBC. Apr. 8, 2019.
  • Voice of America. Apr. 4, 2019.
• Brooke A. Lewis, Family Fears for Outlook of Fort Bend Native Held in Thai Jail for Year, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 16, 2019.
• Mariam Salehi, Transitional Justice as a Foreign Policy Issue Across the Atlantic: Trends and Counter-Trends, Johns Hopkins University American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Aug. 15, 2019.
• Neha Wadekar, Will International Courts Investigate Pro-Trump Media?, Foreign Policy, Aug. 14, 2019.
• Ty Joplin, The White House’s Quiet Deregulation of Weapons and War, Al Bawaba, Apr. 16, 2019.
• U.S. Revokes Visa of War Crimes Court Prosecutor, BBC, Apr. 5, 2019 (interview starts at 6:48).
• Maria Cramer, The Case of a Rwandan Man Accused of Genocide Could Hinge on Witness Credibility, Boston Globe, Apr. 1, 2019.
• Ty Joplin, The US’ Thwarting of the ICC Could Make it Easier to Commit War Crimes, Al Bawaba, Mar. 27, 2019.
• Thomas Brent, Why the Philippines’ ICC Exit Could “Undermine Year of Quiet Diplomacy,” Southeast Asia Globe, Mar. 16, 2019.
• Trump Administration Policy Towards the International Criminal Court, BBC, Sept. 10, 2018.
• Interviews about United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice book:
  • Documentary: Tokyo Trial: Justice with an Accent (Viange Production 2017).
  • Documentary: Death Laboratory: Apocalypse in Japan (Viange Production 2017).
  • Public Interest Podcast. Aug. 28, 2017.
  • The “Office Hours” show at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Sept. 1, 2016.
• “How ISIS May Face Justice for their Atrocities.” “Global Dispatches” podcast. Nov. 17, 2017.
• “This Supreme Court Case Could Impact Foreign Policy.” “Global Dispatches” podcast. Oct. 19, 2017.
• Anne-Catherine Brigida, Turning Guerrilla Fighters Into Entrepreneurs, BBC, Mar. 24, 2016.
• “The Closing of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.” Turkish Radio Television (TRT) Global. Dec. 14, 2015.
• “Commemorating the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.” KQED Public Radio (National Public Radio-affiliated radio show based in Northern California). Apr. 8, 2015.
• J.P. Lawrence, The Aid Game, American Interest, Dec. 23, 2014.
• Alin K. Gregorian, Celebrating Survival: Harvard Pays Tribute to Survivors of Holocaust, as Well as Armenian and Rwandan Genocides, Armenian Mirror-Spectator, May 16, 2014.
• Melissa Ip, Starting a Social Enterprise? 6 Useful Tips from Legal Experts, Huffington Post, Dec. 9, 2013.
• “Individual v. Corporate Social Responsibility.” Voice of America. Aug. 21, 2013.
• Interview on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities book. Voice of America. June 14, 2013.
• “Effective Communication Strategies.” Voice of America. Apr. 27, 2011.
• “Developing a Reading Culture.” Voice of America. Dec. 8, 2010.
• “Justice for All.” Voice of America. Nov. 18, 2009.
• “Literacy.” Voice of America. June 29, 2009.
• Interview on After Genocide book. Rwandan Television “Tuesday Forum” show. Kigali, Rwanda. Apr. 14, 2009.
• “Conflict Resolution.” Voice of America. Nov. 14, 2007.
• “Volunteerism.” Voice of America. Sept. 26, 2007.
• “Media and Pop Culture Influence on Youth in the U.S. and Africa.” Voice of America. May 16, 2007.
• “Philanthropy in Africa.” Voice of America. Mar. 8, 2007.
• “Yale / Oxford Student Spearheads American Efforts to Build a Public Library in Rwanda.” Voice of America. Feb. 13, 2007.
• “Building Rwanda’s First Public Library.” Voice of America. Mar. 27, 2002.

BIOGRAPHIES

• Amy Weingarten, University of Florida, In a World of Bystanders and Upstanders, Zachary Kaufman Promotes–and is–the Latter, July 19, 2024.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Professor Says Law Enforcement Officers Should Face Criminal Penalties for “Police Bystanderism,” June 30, 2022.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center’s Annual Supreme Court Update Highlights Cases on Amateurism in College Sports, Voting Rights, and More, Aug. 31, 2021.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Professor Kaufman Says Bystanders Should be Liable for not Reporting Certain Crimes, Aug. 26, 2021.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center’s Criminal Justice Institute Undergoes Change in Leadership, Aug. 18, 2021.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Associate Professor Kaufman Named Life Member of Prominent International Affairs Think Tank, July 13, 2021.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Associate Professor Kaufman Testified Before Belgian Parliament, June 17, 2021.
• Humanity in Action, Alumni News, May 31, 2021.
• Humanity in Action, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Anti-Sexual Harassment / Assault Protocols at State Department, Sept. 30, 2020.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Professor Kaufman Named to Marshall Scholarship Selection Committee, Sept. 4, 2020.
• Ashley Arrington, Lessons for Today from the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, UHLC Nota Bene, Sept. 4, 2020.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center’s Kaufman Elected to Leadership of American Society of International Law’s Human Rights Interest Group, Apr. 2, 2020.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Students Learn of Global Opportunities to Practice Law, Feb. 14, 2020.
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Associate Professor Kaufman Joins Leadership of AALS’ Human Rights Section, Jan. 31, 2020.
• University of Houston Law Center, Legality of Lethal Soleimani Strike Murky, Says UH Law Center Experts in Constitutional and International Law, Jan. 30, 2020.
• Michael Gordon, Becoming a Social Entrepreneur: Starting Out, Scaling Up, and Staying True 17, 22-25, 144-45 (2020) (book by University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor about social entrepreneurs discussing Professor Kaufman’s involvement in building the Kigali Public Library).
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center’s Kaufman Speaks at Four Australian Law Schools, U.S. Consulate in Sydney, Dec. 12, 2019
• University of Houston Law Center, UH Law Center Professor Kaufman Urges Legal Community to Confront Anti-Semitism, Sept. 17, 2019.
• Kerry Yang, Exploring Our Duties and Bad Samaritan Laws, Catalyst (student newspaper of Colorado College), Mar. 11, 2019.
• Stanley Chang, Zachary D. Kaufman: Bystanders and Upstanders, Marshall Alumni Newsletter (publication of Association of Marshall Scholars), Fall 2018, at 30.
• University of Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations, Zachary Kaufman to serve on US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jan. 20, 2017.
• University of Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations, United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice, by Zachary D. Kaufman, Aug. 31, 2016.
• Josh Marks, You Should Know . . . Zachary Kaufman, Washington Jewish Week, June 3, 2015.
• Jennifer Roupe, 24 Seniors Inducted Into Cum Laude Society, Shady Side Academy News, Apr. 21, 2015.
• Jennifer Roupe, Supreme Court Fellow Dr. Zachary Kaufman ’96 Speaks to Students, Shady Side Academy News, Nov. 4, 2014.
• Andrew Klaber, Magdalen’s Marshall Scholars, Floreat Magdalena (alumni magazine of University of Oxford’s Magdalen College), 2013, at 16.
• Cristina Rouvalis, Zachary Kaufman: Combating Genocide and Building Peace, Shady Side Academy Magazine, Summer 2013, at 40.
• Elise Hunter, Developing Peace: Social Entrepreneurship in Troubled Regions, Huffington Post, July 23, 2013.
• Yong Suh, Marshalling Social Entrepreneurship, Marshall Alumni Newsletter (alumni magazine of Association of Marshall Scholars), Mar. 2013, at 14.
• Kulsoom Jafri, Professor Shares About Building First Rwandan Library, George Washington University Hatchet, Oct. 19, 2011.
• Top 99 Under 33 Foreign Policy Leaders, Diplomatic Courier / Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Sept. 5, 2011.
• A Holistic Approach to Combating Genocide, Humanity in Action, 2011.
• Humanity in Action, Kaufman Publishes Book on Rwandan Genocide, Humanity in Action UK Newsletter, Summer 2009, at 1.
• Humanity in Action, A Public Library for Rwanda, Making a Difference: HIA Senior Fellows in Action, Apr. 2009, at 49.
• Susan Gonzalez, Law Student Launches Fundraising Effort for Rwanda’s First Public Library, Yale Bulletin & Calendar, Feb. 22, 2008, at 1.
• Genevieve Suzuki, Building a Library Is Just the Beginning, Student Lawyer (publication of the American Bar Association), Jan. 2008, at 96.
• Training the Next Generation, Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) Center Overview 2005-2006, at 29.
• Jordana Lewis, Marshalls: A Real Class Act, Newsweek, June 26, 2004, at 12.
• Campus Clips, Yale Alumni Magazine, Mar. 2002.
• Morgantown Native Heading to Oxford, Dominion Post (West Virginia newspaper), Dec. 30, 2001, at 8-B.
• Yale Boasts Five New Rhodes, Marshall Scholars, Yale Bulletin & Calendar, Dec. 14, 2001.
• Four From Yale Named Marshall Scholarship Winners, Yale News Release, Dec. 7, 2001.
• Steven Sun, Yale Ends 2-Year Marshall Scholarship Drought, Yale Daily News, Nov. 27, 2001, at 3.
• Kim Oriole, Morgantowner Set to Go to the Mat for Classmates at Yale, Dominion Post (West Virginia newspaper), June 7, 1998, at 1-A.
• Deborah Bauer, Kaufman ’00 Wins Presidency, Yale Daily News, Apr. 13, 1998, at 1.