Omar al-Bashir

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…

President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against his own people, yet the international community has not upheld its responsibility to protect. This is a direct violation of the R2P doctrine. It is true that the situation in Syria is complicated, with many different…

Dead. When everyone in Darfur was attacked undercover it was plain as day that they wanted them dead. The Darfur Conflict is a guerrilla conflict or ongoing civil war in the area of the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing or committing genocide against black Africans in favor of Arabs. It has been going on…

Violations in South Sudan All humans are given basic rights at birth. To take these away from someone or to violate these natural rights is a crime against humanity. These basic human rights are being completely disregarded in South Sudan. South Sudan, known as the world’s newest country, has descended into a civil war early in their history. In the midst of their civil war, soldiers on both sides have committed crimes against humanity, with no one held accountable. All across the unity state…

The genocide in Sudan has been struggling for political control. From the news that's spreading, the Darfur's include movements who were 'Sudan’s Liberation Army 'and the 'Justice and Equality Movement'. They have been fighting against the Janjaweed, whom are possibly under the control of the Sudanese government. They took control, killing hundreds each day. But, the Sudanese claims that they are not held accountable for these actions. The United Nations (UN) would have many options to stop…

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…

This case occurred in Sudan’s western region known as Darfur. Similar to the Rwanda case, Darfur was violence spurred by ethnic and political difference. According to a Foreign Affairs article, the “roots” of the violence remains unclear however the violence was between an Arab lead government and three African tribes. After the 1980s famine and drought lead to impoverishment for many people of Darfur. Conflict originally arose over the now scare resources of food, water, land and commodities.…

In Darfur is where one of the biggest civil wars take place in Africa at the time wiping out around 30,000 people and still is ongoing to this day. In 2003, Africans in Darfur started a revolt against the government of Sudan which lead to the Darfur genocide. The government of Sudan retaliated back by hiring Arab Militia to raid Non Arabic villages. Their purpose was to eliminate all non-Arabic’s from their community. They did this by burning their villages, taking their resources, polluting…