Darfur Video Analysis

In the documentary On Our Watch PBS takes us to southern Africa. In the state of Darfur, there were air raids that would start at the brink of dawn and end in the middle of the day, after the air raids there would be troops on foot that would raid the villages and rape the women, they would also kill the men and cut off the young boy's genitals so they can bleed out and their mothers would watch their sons die in their arms. Just from that I think we should intervene and put an end to the rape, murder, and terror. On a viewer's standpoint, this totally changed my personal opinion on affairs overseas. To begin I would like to talk about the Darfur Government and how the wanted help from the UN and declined it when there was an opportunity

Furthermore, the region of Darfur is about the size of Texas. Its enormity is one of the sources of the current conflict because most of Darfur is not easily accessible. Traveling in and out of the secluded areas is very tough. There are an unfortunately small amount of all-weather roads. The attackers can travel the terrain much more easily, making it even more difficult for the villagers. The isolated areas make it hard for journalists and humanitarian workers to learn about the activity in the region. This makes it also not easy to gauge the actual number of people affected by the desolation of famine and warfare.

‘The war in Darfur” is an armed conflict in the Sudan Darfur region that began in 2003 and is still ongoing, and in 2005 it was later declared as a civil war against Chad and Central African Republic.

In the Darfur Genocide over four million people were displaced and over two million people were killed. It may not seem like a lot of people were killed but if you think about how many people of the same race were killed then it might change your mind. People who live in

“Kony2012.” Everyone shared the viral Kony 2012 video on his or her facebook wall. #StopKony was seen several times on everyone’s twitter feed. People hung up Kony2012 posters at their schools and grocery stores. Stop signs were vandalized with Kony2012 stickers, but what is Kony2012? Why was everyone posting about it? It’s 2014 now. What happened?

In recent times, the media has highlighted the genocide that has been occurring in Darfur, Sudan. Darfur, Sudan is a country roughly the size of the state of Texas (Darfur Scores, n.d.). Genocide is the systematic killing of an entire ethnic group of people from a national, ethnic, or religious group, or an attempt to do away with them all (Darfur Scores, n.d.). Beginning around 2003, according to Darfur Scores (n.d.), “the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers and mass murder. Violence, disease, and displacement continue to kill thousands of innocent Darfurians every month.”

The people in the United States (U.S.) think there is nothing wrong in other countries, but we are wrong. Our government help us, but the government in Syria and Darfur turned a blind eye to the violence that is happening to their people. The U.S. have a high level of security to protect us from any attacks from our enemies, but not Syria and Darfur. While Darfur women and girls are being raped by soldiers, the men and boys are beaten and executed. Families also fled their homes to the edge of other countries near Darfur for safety. In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad, have soldiers in helicopters, tanks and on the ground to attack the protesters. They tortured and executed children on spot right in front of their parents. Mass bloodshed,

The “ Darfur Genocide” started back in two-thousand-three when two groups: the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), rebelled against the Sudan government after years of “ inequitable treatment and economic marginalization”- jww.org. But despite all their efforts the Sudan government was just too strong for them and were able to not only cut off their efforts but cut them off completely. The government was able to attack the Fur and Zaghawa; the JEM and SLA were mainly located here, in a manner considered very non ethical. The people that the government actually sent out to attack the rebellion were known as the Janjaweed or “ evil men on horseback”. These men would pillage the villages killing anyone no

Concerning the ethnic minorities of Burma, I believe that we are in a period where carefully analyzed humanitarian input can have a successful impact. Unlike the genocide in Darfur, we’re aware of a developing situation where large-scale genocide has not taken place yet. History further lends a hand in paralleling the cordoning in society of minorities such as the Rohingya with that of the black African minorities in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Lessons gained in the events in Sudan should be considered in defending the minorities of Burma who are facing human rights violation.

Back in 2012, an online video about crimes most Americans hadn't heard of, committed by a man they didn't know, in a country few could place on a map, became the world's biggest viral sensation.

The song form of communication does not communicate the image of darfur as it should. listening to the song is hard to understand. The song is very high pitched and the singer does not pronounce the words clearly. One has to read the lyrics to understand what the singer is saying. The lyrics also do not make a lot of sense. once again, the listener would have to have a good idea of what is happening in darfur to understand this song. Also this song is a very pretty and calming song. it doesn't show the suffrage and pain that is happening to the people of darfur.

The Darfur Genocide is the current mass slaughter and rape of civilians from South Sudan killing women and children in Sudan. The Genocide began in 2003 but the outbreak around the world in early 2004 and still continues today which is known as the first genocide in the 21 Century. There have been many responses toward the genocide such as United Nations and China but the conflict continues to be unresolved. This had caught attention from many countries around the world, including our country, the united Nation and China had different perspectives referring to Sudan conflict, however their initiatives had worsen the situation.

Second, create an emotional response in the audience towards the people of Darfur; for the most part, they want the audience to sympathize with the people. Next, the filmmaker wants to inspire ways of action, even a common citizen can participate in. These could include writing to political leaders, attending rallies or protests, spreading the word with their social groups, etc.; basically, a way to pressure the government to get involved. Mainly, the goal is to influence governments and their agencies to intervene in the Darfur genocide and to stop further suffering. To accomplish these goals, Sundeburg and her team had to use multiple persuasion techniques throughout the film.

According to Amnesty International (2012), “throughout Sudan, the government routinely represses human rights defenders, political opponents, and ordinary civilians subjecting many to torture and other forms of ill-treatment.” Since the Darfur conflict erupted in February 2003, systematic human rights abuses have occurred. These abuses include killing, torture, rape, looting and destroying property. All parties have been involved, but these abuses have mostly been committed by the Sudanese government and government-backed Janjawid militia. These attacks have led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur, with an estimated two million internally displaced people and another 250,000 refugees

Not to say I will ever know how hard or scaring being a refugee can be but I was able to be a third party to watching men, women, and children risk their lives for basic human rights, freedom, and safety. From the first video, I was most touched by Isra’a and her family’s story. Watching the parent's hearts ache