On February 26, 2003, two Darfuri rebel movements- the Sudan Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement took up arms against the Sudanese Government, accusing the failure to protect sedentary people from attacks by nomads and the marginalization of the area in Darfur. Darfur is a region in the western part of Sudan, where it is home to 6 million people from around 100 tribes. In response to the attack, the Janjaweed, which is the government-supported Arab tribesman, raided non-Arab villages in Darfur to create a Pan-Arab state by eradicating all the non-Arab farmers from the land.
The Darfur genocide arose when the Sudan Liberation Movement and the JEM, which is the largest rebel group in Darfur, entered Al-Fashir, the capital city of North Darfur and attacked the sleeping garrison. There were 32 technicians, pilots and soldiers captured and 75 executed. In response, Arab militias known as Janjaweed, which translate to devil on horseback, destroyed Darfurians by burning villages, murdering, raping and torturing civilians ever since the ethnic cleansing campaign against non-Arabs in Darfur was carried out by the Janjaweed. Although the Sudanese government publicly denies that it supports the Janjaweed, there were evidences where the government provided the Janjaweed with financial support and weapons as well as coordinated joint attacks, which have been usually against civilians. With the goal of completely eliminating the existence of non-Arabs and black Africans in Darfur, Arabic terms were used against them such as “abid” and “surge”, meaning slave and black. In addition, there was slaughter and rape of Darfuri men, women and children where girls as young as 6 years old was raped and mothers were undressed in fro...
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Many still believe that all the hard times are behind them. Those people believe that since they aren’t the ones having to face those harsh times. However, evil still exists till this day, like the Genocide in Darfur. The subject about Darfur has always been a delicate one to many. However, there are still many in this society that still don’t even have the slightest clue about what is happening over in Sudan. There have been many genocides in the past, and the most well known is the Holocaust, but it’s sad to think that it still goes on till this day. Furthermore, there are still many that haven’t done much about it. Society needs to find out about what is happening in Darfur and awareness needs to be raised as well.
As seen from “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman, “...200,000 children worldwide are still being used as combatants, usually against their will. And it isn't just boys: Girls are often pressed into duty as cooks or messengers. Many are subjected to sexual abuse, including rape.” As revealed, the children involved in this injustice, are ordinarily being forced to be mistreated. This supports the claim that when groups come together they can help those involved, as with the help of public backlash on this issue, they can help the children involved get out of these situations. Accordingly from “The Charge: Genocide” By Lydia Polgreen, “...Sudan's President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, could face arrest on charges of genocide—the systematic destruction of a racial or cultural group—as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur: In July, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.), based in The Hague, the Netherlands, formally requested an arrest warrant for Bashir.” As conveyed, a prosecutor from the I.C.C has requested an arrest warrant for Bashir, consequently he committed against humanity. This aids in supporting the claim that when groups come together they can help those involved seeing that the I.C.C has come together to go against the injustices committed by Bashir, which would help stop the injustices to help the many people involved in these atrocities. Likewise from Polgreen´s text, “The I.C.C. prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo of Argentina, charges that Bashir has "masterminded and implemented" a plan to destroy the people of Darfur. "´Al-Bashir organized the destitution, insecurity, and harassment of the survivors," he contends. "He did not need bullets. He used other weapons: rapes, hunger, and fear.´" As exhibited, Luis Moreno-Ocampo from the I.C.C has stood up in order to stop the injustices that Bashir has committed against the people of Darfur.
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Africa has been an interesting location of conflicts. From the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea to the revolutionary conflict in Libya and Egypt, one of the greatest conflicts is the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide included two tribes in Rwanda: Tutsis and Hutus. Upon revenge, the Hutus massacred many Tutsis and other Hutus that supported the Tutsis. This gruesome war lasted for a 100 days. Up to this date, there have been many devastating effects on Rwanda and the global community. In addition, many people have not had many acknowledgements for the genocide but from this genocide many lessons have been learned around the world.
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years, and contribute to a good portion of displaced persons found in Sudan. Unless the Sudanese can
...nge the Horn of Africa and The United States to work toward a promise by looking for ways to stop and prevent violence against groups based on religion, race, ethnicity or nationality. Bottom line the U.S. will continue to play a role in the Conflict of Darfur, President Obama is currently urging a “softer approach”, and the US is expected to unveil a policy to resolve conflict in Sudan. Many critics say it won’t resolve anything and truthfully only time will tell. My only question of concern is what part will Libya and Egypt have in the Darfur conflict? It should be very interesting given the recent actions taking by Libya.
This source was the third most reliable source. This article was the shortest out of the other three sources. This article is very accurate because it came from a database. Although it does not provide an author, it does give us the name of the contributor which gives the database authority. It is hard to know if the article has been updated recently because of the fact that it gives information up to 2011. Based on this article, we do not know if anything has occurred recently. The main purpose of this article is to educate the reader about what was happening in Darfur. Since it was from a database there were no personal opinions about the genocide in Darfur. The article was relevant to the topic because it gave information before the conflict, during, after, and many dates and important terms (“Mampilly”).
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During the 1940´s Jewish people were forced out of there homes, had all their rights taken away, and lost all of their belongings along with loved ones. While in Darfur, the people were forced to live in constant fear with no sight to an end of conflicts. The natives had to deal with murder, rape, and succumb to assaults on several camps. Villages and agriculture was ransacked and then burned.(Reeves 1) Satellite images even show many areas in Darfur burned and abandoned. (Straus 3) In September of 2005 U.S. officials reported that 574 villages had been destroyed and another 157 damaged since 2003. The- UNAUMID or, “United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur” failed to provide basic civilian protection and the cost was huge.(Stratus 2)
The conflicts that lead to the human rights breaches were a recent escalation of a long-standing disagreement. In February 2003, the rebel groups SLA/M (Sudan Liberation Army/Movement) and JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) demanded an end to chronic economic marginalisation and sought to share power within the Sudanese state. The government responded to this threat by targeting the civilian population from which members of these movements were drawn - the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa ethnic groups. To help their cause, the Sudanese government formed a military and political partnership with some Arab nomads (now known as the Janjaweed) by arming them, training them and offering impunity for all their crimes.
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Since its independence from the United Kingdom and Egypt, the country of Sudan has always been in constant ethnic and rebel conflicts. Ironically, the conflicts that Sudan engaged in can be found inside its territories instead of its neighboring countries. The dangerous situation of the country created many Sudanese refugees in the process. Out of fear of being slaughtered, raped and enslaved, many fled to neighboring states of Eritrea, Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda and Cent...
The first issue encountered when studying the Darfur genocide is determining whether the events in question even amount to genocide. Concerning the mass killing, raping, and pillaging that occurred in southern Sudan applying that internationally feared term was perhaps more difficult than one might imagine. International Organizations such as the United Nations and their constituent divisions originally determined that there was no evidence to support the fact that genocide was indeed taking place. While many scholars have their own definition of genocide, the one that matters is the one that will affect intervention. William Schabas,