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“Indiscriminate aerial bombardments and ground attacks are preventing farmers from planting crops in the southern border regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and denial of international humanitarian aid has set up a crisis that could near famine conditions”(“Sudan”). Their way of surviving is being threatened and the international community is not doing anything about it. Bombings are destroying villages and leaving no farms to return to. If the government can step up and stop these bombings…

Darfur is in western Sudan, and it has been in danger since 2003.Genociding is very big in Darfur, but not just in Darfur, but all over Sudan. Sad to say but rape is the number one thing that women in Darfur go through. During 2003 a civil war broke out. As a result a lot of people were killed because of genociding, and all of the crimes that were commited. Sudan’s military raped around 211 women and kids in 36 hours. By 2004 over 2 million people were dead. During 2004 a Humanitarian…

Genocide in Darfur The genocide in Darfur, Sudan began in 2003 when two rebel groups began to fight. The government started a military operation or campaign of Genocide, and paired with an Arab militia called Janjaweed. Now, they continue to kill, terrorize, and burn non-arab villages. Their overall goal is to start a Pan-Arab state, which includes the countries of North Africa and West Asia. Sudan became independent from Great Britain in 1956. For the remainder of the 20th century, Sudan…

Yingzi Jin POLITSC 4331 Prof. Thompson 3/2/16 Darfur Crisis • Introduction of Darfur Crisis and its humanitarian crisis. Darfur Crisis was recognized as the first genocide crisis in 21st century. Darfur is a region in the west part of Sudan which is comprised of nearly one hundred tribes. Due to the differences of lifestyle, the tensions between African farmers and nomadic tribes is overwhelmingly increased over time. The failure which the Sundanese government did not recognize these tensions…

In 1991, Abu and 30 other young men were kidnapped from their homes in Kuiva, a village in eastern Sierra Leone. Hundreds of children including Abu were forced by the Liberian mastermind Charles Taylor to fight with the rebels. With all of the drugs and alcohol that they are forced to take, Abu can’t remembered the first time that he killed. Charles Taylor, then President of Liberia, was charged with 11 counts of war offenses and crimes against civilization for the help to launch the Sierra…

(World Without Genocide). The United States further took action when President George W. Bush asked for an increase to international troops to Darfur in February of 2006. Despite declaration of genocide by the United States and public outcry for action, the United Nations did not agree that the conflict constituted a genocide. In January 2005, an United Nations International Commission of Inquiry found that the conflict could not be called genocide because of they claimed there was lack of…

In book “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park a character named Salva describes, “The soldiers fired their guns into the air and chased the people away from the camp… They are driving us back to Sudan,”(Park 75). This showed a community not accepting someone. In Ethiopia, they were driving out foreign refugees, rejecting them, just like the community did right when Ha, a character in the book “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhha Lai, showed up, but in a more forceful way. This relates to Ha…

Everyone has one hope and dream in life--- to find your passion and live it with happiness. People will spend their whole lives, invest years of hard work, late nights, sweat, and tears; and sometimes never find it. Those that do are the lucky ones. But for other’s that journey is far grimier, cruder, and violent than others. He’s been referred to as the “next Bob Marley” and the new face in the United Kingdom music industry. Selling over 1 million copies of his first album Hello, booking major…

The movie War Dance, addresses an immensely important problem of violence and bloodshed in Northern Uganda. The war was started in the 19802’s due to an anti-government movement. The Lord’s Resistance Army is led by Joseph Kony, who wants to govern Uganda based on strict biblical laws. The war has a very violent nature and has displaced 2 million individuals, murdered 10,000, and abducted 20,000 children. In order to keep the civilians safe, the government has created a multitude of “protection…

Today, in Darfur, thousands of people are being killed by the Janjaweed, causing millions more to flee to safety. Located in the western part of Sudan, Darfur was once a home to millions of people, who are now being targeted because of they land they live on. In February 2003, the mass murder and displacement of the Darfurians began. However, this conflict has been going on for much longer than just the past thirteen years. It began after Sudan gained independence from Britain in 1956.…