Darfur,+Sudan

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 **"Today we know what is right, and today we know what is wrong. The slaughter of innocents is wrong. Two million people driven from their homes is wrong. Women gang raped while gathering firewood is wrong. And silence, acquiescence and paralysis in the face of genocide is wrong." -President Barack Obama** = Darfur =  ** When: ** = =   This Genocide began in February 2003, and is still ongoing ==

  **Where:**  Darfur, Sudan. A region which is in Africa. = = = =  

 Victims are the black non-muslim tribes living in Darfur. The Victimizers are the Janjaweed. They are a Sudanese miltia group. The Arab government supports the Janjaweed, but denies it. = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> =  = <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> T<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">he combination of decades of drought, desertification, and overpopulation there is a need for water and living space. = = <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 195%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> = =
 * Who are the Victims/Victimizers?**
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Why: **



<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> **<span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Methods of Genocide: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Mass Graves, and Burning of Villages. Janjaweed "Devil on Horseback" come into the villages and kill the men, rape the women and burn the remains. =  =

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Effects:** <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Ethnic cleansing. 300,000 people have died so far. 1.6 million have been displaced from their homes. 200,00 fled to Chad the bordering country. Many live in refugee camps that lack water, food, shelter, sanitation and health care. People live in constant fear of Janjaweed. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **National/International Response** : <span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Groups were formed to give aid to refugees. Media coverage began in March 2004. Sudanese government has orchestrated and participated in war crimes against humanity. United Nations gives minimal support ie rice. The United States has yet to intervene effectively. The Sudanese government claims to have terrorist information, and therefore the United Sates refuses to act in hope of attaining this information.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." --Elie Wiesel



<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century. - Allyson Schwartz





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