THE DARFUR GENOCIDE

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THE DARFUR GENOCIDE

• WHAT IS IT AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP

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HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT

• The Darfur Genocide began in early 2003, when
  Darfurian rebels attacked a government army base.
  The government used the Janjaweed militias to
  stop the Darfur rebellion, creating a disaster
  for the months to come.
• It all started with competition over land and
  water between Arabic nomadic communities and
  African agrarian tribes. Political parties
  representing Darfur wanted participation from the
  government in the peace talks. When the
  government refused, the Darfurians decided to
  take up arms and form organizations like the SLA
  (The Sudan Liberation Army).

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CONDITIONS

• Displaced families have little access to food,
  water, clothing, and shelter.
• The Janjaweed kill entire families,
  systematically rape and mutilate women and girls,
  burn down villages, destroy food crops, poison
  wells, and bomb civilian communities.

• Many victims take refuge on Sudans
  vast border.

Darfur Refugee Camp
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THE JANJAWEED

• The Janjaweed are the Arab militia groups that
  are committing the genocide in Sudan's Western
  region, Darfur. They are believed to be supported
  by the Sudanese government.
• The Janjaweed mostly come from the region's
  nomadic herding groups and target the civilian
  populations living in permanent farm settlements.

The Janjaweed militias
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STATISTICS

• More than 400,000 people have
• died.
• 2.3 Million have fled their homes.
• 200,000 people living in refugee
• camps in neighboring country Chad.
• 1 Million people still live in their villages.
• It has been 4 years since the genocide began.
• About 10,000 people have died monthly since 2003.
• About 2 Million people have become homeless.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

• Organize a Protest
• Raise Money for Humanitarian Relief
• Write to Local Newspapers
• Contact Local Media
• Communicate Awareness in any way possible

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THESIS

• The conflict in Darfur is one that has gotten
  out of control. In the past three years more
  than 400,000 people have died and millions have
  been displaced from their homes. The Janjaweed
  needs to be stopped from committing this
  genocide. Action will only be taken if you do
  something about it by communicating awareness
  about this major issue in any way possible.

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SOURCES

• www.worldvision.org
• http//www.worldvision.org/Worldvision/eappeal.nsf
  /egiftsudan?OpenFormcampaign1184150cmpKNC-1184
  150n
• http//www.hrw.org/campaigns/darfur/map.htm
• http//worldnews.about.com/od/glossaryj/g/janjawee
  d.htm
• http//www.darfurgenocide.org/localideas.php

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