Introduction
Darfur is the western region of Sudan that consists of seven and a half million people enclosed in 439,180 kilometers squared. Before the year 2003, many locals within the Western region (informally known as Dartunjur for decades) felt neglected by the political party of Sudan residing in the capital; Khartoum. Due to years of political instability between the western region and eastern region of Sudan, in the year 2003, western Sudan became a separate region all together currently known as Darfur. Currently there lies a catastrophic civil war between the Darfur region and Sudan, with almost a two million people displaced and near four hundred thousand people dead. After this outbreak the United Nations along with the African Union …show more content…
The Darfur political conflicts have led to a lot of social and economic instabilities within the region leading to a lot of issues with local citizens. Due to political conflicts between the eastern and western region of Sudan, the western region known as Darfur is now a separate state from Sudan.
Genocide
The intentional killing of a large group of people in regards to a certain type of ethnicity, physical looks, or decent. In Darfur, the Sudanese government is accused in starting the genocide against those with non-Arabic decent. The genocide has led to a lot conflicts in the region and created the need to solve it through the UNAMID.
Disarmament, demobilization, and …show more content…
Rebel groups such as Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) were opposing the government due to racial discrimination and political neglect for years. On the opposing side the Government of Sudan led by President Omar al-Bashir responded by placing an ethnic cleanse of all those who are non-Arab Sudanese (typically found in Darfur region) by provoking a civil war and deploying the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Janjaweed (a militia group) to terminate all those from the Darfur region. Omar al-Bashir was taken to court and faced with multiple acts against the Human Rights Act and looked to violate multiple international laws. He was tried at the International Criminal Court and was found guilty for the provoking of genocide. Although the government and political parties of Sudan refuse from officially working with the Janjaweed militia group, evidence suggests that they have a close link to the Sudan government and are currently playing a large role in the civil war. In regards to casualties, it is estimated that around two million people are displaced due to the civil war without a safe and secure area to rest. An estimated two hundred and fifty thousand people died due to war, starvation, and disease, this number continued to grow as the war ignited amongst the rebel groups and the
Darfur is the western region of Sudan that consists of seven and a half million people enclosed in 439,180 kilometers squared. Before the year 2003, many locals within the Western region (informally known as Dartunjur for decades) felt neglected by the political party of Sudan residing in the capital; Khartoum. Due to years of political instability between the western region and eastern region of Sudan, in the year 2003, western Sudan became a separate region all together currently known as Darfur. Currently there lies a catastrophic civil war between the Darfur region and Sudan, with almost a two million people displaced and near four hundred thousand people dead. After this outbreak the United Nations along with the African Union …show more content…
The Darfur political conflicts have led to a lot of social and economic instabilities within the region leading to a lot of issues with local citizens. Due to political conflicts between the eastern and western region of Sudan, the western region known as Darfur is now a separate state from Sudan.
Genocide
The intentional killing of a large group of people in regards to a certain type of ethnicity, physical looks, or decent. In Darfur, the Sudanese government is accused in starting the genocide against those with non-Arabic decent. The genocide has led to a lot conflicts in the region and created the need to solve it through the UNAMID.
Disarmament, demobilization, and …show more content…
Rebel groups such as Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) were opposing the government due to racial discrimination and political neglect for years. On the opposing side the Government of Sudan led by President Omar al-Bashir responded by placing an ethnic cleanse of all those who are non-Arab Sudanese (typically found in Darfur region) by provoking a civil war and deploying the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Janjaweed (a militia group) to terminate all those from the Darfur region. Omar al-Bashir was taken to court and faced with multiple acts against the Human Rights Act and looked to violate multiple international laws. He was tried at the International Criminal Court and was found guilty for the provoking of genocide. Although the government and political parties of Sudan refuse from officially working with the Janjaweed militia group, evidence suggests that they have a close link to the Sudan government and are currently playing a large role in the civil war. In regards to casualties, it is estimated that around two million people are displaced due to the civil war without a safe and secure area to rest. An estimated two hundred and fifty thousand people died due to war, starvation, and disease, this number continued to grow as the war ignited amongst the rebel groups and the