The Darfur Genocide

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.

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

The Darfur crisis was a horrific event because of the savage treatment of civilians that led to an immense number of civilian casualties. As of today, over four hundred and eighty thousand people have been killed, and over two point eight million people are displaced. (World Without Genocide, Worldwithoutgenocide.org). Women and children were forced to endure a systematic program of sexual assault, torture, and murder. The central government of Sudan, working largely through nomadic Arab militias, humiliates women, and tears apart families and shreds the social fabric of communities through rape. (Smart Library on Globalization, clg.portalxm.com). It is clear from these sources that the innocent civilian deaths tore apart families. After villages are attacked parents and children have had to run away from the

The Sudan is home to two civil wars taking place dating back hundreds of years. “The older of the two, pitting the Muslim revels from the south, has claimed 2m lives in the past two decades, and spurred 4m people to abandon their homes.”(Economist 11) Although the two sides in this old war are close to a peace resolution, a new insurgence has begun in the region pitting “Arabs” against the “black Africans”, in an effort to attract peace concessions from the Sudanese government just as the older rebels did years before. An uprising by rebel groups against government targets sparked this new war because they felt neglected by the Sudanese government. But the response of the government to the new revolt falls extremely short of peace concessions, and instead perpetuates an environment of violence, torture and depression. The government has given its own militia, the janjaweed, free reign to pillage, rape and kill black civilians in a futile attempt to squelch the revolt. This can be see as an “ethnic cleansing” in which the government feels that the killings of blacks will hopefully rid the country of the rebels given that the Darfur rebels are mostly black Africans. Thus, the Sudanese

The Darfur Genocide refers to the current mass slaughter, torture, and rape of many Darfuri people. As mentioned in the site World Without Genocide, this fighting began in 2003 and it still continues to this day, and this is the first genocide of the 21st century. This fighting began because of rebel groups fighting

These awful armed men burn down villages of Darfur citizens. These awful men also raped multiple women. “A rape victim who was a teacher told Bashir: "They were shouting and screaming at us.” (Tran, Mark Pg. 2). “According to United to End Genocide, the conflict has claimed 300,000 lives...” (The Crisis in Darfur Pg. 2). The Janjaweed has even been polluting many of their water sources (Darfur Genocide Pg. 2). The Janjaweed has also produced a lengthy amount of people who have been displaced. The number of that many people is 2 million (Darfur Genocide Pg. 2). They have also have with no emotion destroyed the citizens of Darfur’s property. These emotionless men known as the Janjaweed gets supported by the Sudan government because of peace conflicts before the genocide. Which is terrible since Sudan claims they don’t even support the genocide. The definition of genocide is the deliberate extermination of a people or a nation. This is a deliberate mass killing of citizens in Darfur. This is a real

The Darfur Conflict took place in Sudan, Africa. Darfur is 170,000 miles; they have many volcanic high lands. They can get heavy rain fall. “(1)”The Marrah Mountains are one of their famous mountains in Darfur.”(1)” It was started by the government hitting a military base in 2003.”(3)” Before the military base hit the government was having some environmental issues. They didn’t have enough natural resources for their people. The government had a lot of food and water shortages. The Darfur conflict was then put in the arms of the Janjaweed. These people were Arabs. They thought that they had to cleanse the community of any non-Arabs people. The government agreed and the people fought back. This was the start of the civil war in Darfur.

Darfur is a region in western Sudan with diverse ethnic groups (11 Facts About Darfur). Here is a map of Darfur, http://www.worldatlas.com/img/areamap/0e09591d0cca13e9d33e4250f1a94702.gif. Darfur has a harsh weather environment with temperatures usually over 100 degrees (Geography). Darfur is a poor and undeveloped state. It is known for its genocide because of the mass slaughter and rape of men, women, and children. The genocide is racially based, and executed through The Janjaweed (11 Facts About Darfur). The Janjaweed are armed Arab militias supported through the government, and are to attack non-Arabs (The Basic Facts about Darfur). The killings began in February of 2003, and still happen today (The Basic Facts about Darfur). The Janjaweed

The Sudanese government enlisted and trained the Janjaweed to fight the southern Africans, and many of the Janjaweed have officially joined the Sudanese army, although the government denies these facts. In many attacks, the Janjaweed and Sudanese troops work together, with the Sudanese providing air support for the Janjaweed. The well-organized training and support provided by the Sudanese government to the Janjaweed clearly show organization, and is a key point in defining the Darfur killings as

Genocide in Darfur began in 2003 and is still happening present day. Genocide began because non-Arabs in the western Sudan region believed that the government was ignoring them. In order to get the governments attention non-Arabs started to vandalize government buildings, the government responded by creating an Arab militia. The effects of the militia have been devastating. They have destroyed villages and murdered an extreme amount of people. In total, hundreds of thousands have been killed and two million people have been displaced. All peacekeeping efforts have been shown to be unsuccessful; and every month it is estimated that 5,000 people die as a result of the ongoing genocide.

The genocide is being carried out by a group of Arab militias known as the Janjaweed. Started by Musa Hilal in 1987 and still active today, the group operates mainly in Southern Sudan. They believe that Sudan needs an ethnic cleansing. The Janjaweed group attacks Darfur villages by Air Force bombings and militia raids. They loot, destroy water and food supplies, continue on to slaughter Darfuri people

It is home to about 6 million people from nearly 100 tribes, some nomads, some farmers, and all Muslims. In 2003, two Darfuri rebel movements- the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - took up arms against the Sudanese government, complaining about the marginalization of the area and the failure to protect sedentary people from attacks by nomads. The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month. The Sudanese government disputes these estimates and denies any connection with the Janjaweed ("United Human Rights Council"). The Janjaweed systematically destroys Darfurians by burning villages, looting economic resources, polluting water sources, and murdering, raping, and torturing civilians. Sudan is the largest country in Africa. Located in Northeastern Africa, it borders the Red Sea and falls between Egypt, Chad, Uganda, as well as six other countries. In the ongoing genocide, African farmers and others in Darfur are being systematically displaced and murdered at the hands of the Janjaweed. In Twain’s, “The Damned Human Race,” he explains why he believes humans are lower than any animal. In his theory, humans have degenerated instead of evolving into something better due to our moral senses. The cause and the effects are both psychological and physical. There are many

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.

There is widespread concern about this deliberate mass extermination of human beings. Many U.S citizens, raging from A-list celebrities to everyday Americans have urged our government to take steps to help end genocide in Darfur. Other ways to help are by promoting social awareness through clubs and groups at school or work to help get the word out. By making the communities aware of the issue, volunteering and encouraging others to volunteer, while building close ties to social activists are great ways to raise awarness for this unknown and neglected cause.

In the first years of the 21st century, the Sudanese government, aided by Arab militias known as the Janjaweed, carried out a campaign of terror, economic destruction, rape, and murder against the non-Arab "black Africans" of Sudan's Darfur region. Although labeling the Sudanese government's actions genocide has proved highly controversial, it is clear that Darfur was and continues to be a hotspot of human rights violations.