After the horrors of Darfur, Halima Bashir escaped to London where she now lives with her husband and son. She speaks out against genocide and has been interviewed on Newsnight.
Damien Lewis is an award winning writer and filmmaker, his films appearing on BBC, Channel 4 and CNN and featuring war, slavery and related issues in the Sudan. He also writes for The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and The Observer. In 2001 he wrote his first book, Slave, co-authored with Mende Nazer which became an acclaimed international bestseller and is being made into a feature film. His books have been published in over 20 different languages across 80 countries around the world.