...Darfur: The Never Ending Genocide The Darfur War is considered a genocide by many people and countries, but according to the United Nations ( or UN) what is occurring in Darfur and its’ neighboring countries is not genocide. Genocide is defined by the UN as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group” (Ruffin). It is an ongoing debate that has been talked about since the first attacks occurred in February of 2003. The Sudanese government and the Janjaweed groups are able to keep “cleansing” (Ruffin) their lands due to the UN not declaring this a genocide. Located in Northeastern Africa, Darfur’s surrounding countries are trying to lend aid, but they are unable to reach all of...
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...Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. One of the most commonly referred to and widely known genocide is the Holocaust, but this is not the only genocide. There are many different genocides that have gone on throughout the course of history, all of which could have been prevented. One of these is a 21st century genocide going on in the Sudanese region to this day. This paper will describe the genocide in Darfur, compare it to the Holocaust and discuss not only how it can be ended but how future genocides can be prevented. 6 million citizens reside in Darfur is a region in western Sudan that was created in 1956 (“Darfur Genocide”). There has been distrust between...
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...Mass genocides have taken place throughout history and still occur today. Darfur is the western region of Sudan with Arabs and Non-Arabs. With the mass number of civilians slaughtered during the Darfur Genocide you may ask yourself, why all the killing ? How is this mass slaughter of civilians carried out ? And what is done to help these victims of genocide. The Genocide in Darfur has taken over 450,000 lives and has caused chaos in millions. In Darfur, there are over 100 tribes and with this there is tension. The conflict in Darfur is one between Arab and non-Arab or Black African, not the tribes. Darfur’s many different tribal groups lived placidly with each other. But, the mix of Black Africans and Arabs have made it difficult for the...
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...Last year on September 9, 2014, “the on-going conflict in Darfur, Sudan was declared “genocide” by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell”("Darfur Genocide « World Without Genocide - Working to Create a World Without Genocide."). The Darfur Genocide specifically refers to the wiping out of the Darfur race of people in Western Sudan. Starting in 2003 and still happening today, it is the first genocide of the 21st century and could potentially be the worst. By way of recent recognition, the United Nations calls it the greatest crisis in the world; and the United States now calls it genocide. But the damage done to the people of Darfur may already be beyond repair. What’s happening is taking place in Sudan, the largest country in Africa. Where almost 480,000 people...
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...In early 2003, a horrific event started; genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Genocide is the intentional killing of a mass quantity of people, usually of people of a particular ethnic group. In the following, you will see how this gruesome act was put into action. Darfur, Sudan is located in northeast Africa. Surrounding Sudan is Egypt to the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east, South Sudan to the south, and Chad to the west. The Sudanese government committed the genocide. The government orchestrated the genocide because they wanted to stop the rebel groups from their up rise against the government. In February of 2003 the Darfur Liberation Front (later the Sudan Liberation Army) attacked Gulu, the capital of the district of Jebel Marra. Their second attack was on April 25, 2003. In Darfur, Sudan, two rebellious groups, the Sudanese Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement, attacked the El Fasher airport....
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...Darfur Genocide is about massive murders of innocent people. During the Darfur genocide, the African colony were murdered by the Sudanese government (non-military army). It is important to educate others about this harsh situation to prevent genocide from happening. The Darfur genocide happened in 2003 when the Sudanese government took over. It occurred in the country of sudan, Darfur.The region where it happened was in the eastern region of Red Sea Hills. It all started when some individuals weren’t liking the new colony that was happening during that time. So the whole village went against the government of Darfur. The victims were mostly Arabs(muslims). These people were victims because supposably there were one ones who tried and attack the government. Furthermore, the people they were killing were the Arabs.The only reason they were murdering them was because they didn’t want to follow the commands of their government. Also about 480,000 of the Darfur village were murdered, tortured, and raped....
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...Since 2003 there has been a mass slaughter and rape of Darfuri men, women and children in western sudan and despite peace efforts it continues to this day. It was the first genocide in the 21st century. The genocide is performed by the Janjaweed which translates to ‘devils on horseback’ a government-armed and funded Arab militia. After getting numerous complaints about the violence going on in Darfur because of the conflicting tribes, instead of helping the conflicted tribes unite or separate they armed and funded the Janjaweed to create the genocide. After this the janjaweed have gained a few rival rebel groups some including The Sudanese Liberation Movement, and The Justice and Equality Movement. From 2003 till now there has been over 480,000 people killed, and over 2.8 million people are displaced. Sudan is located in northeastern Africa, borders the Red Sea and is between Egypt, Chat, Uganda, and six other countries. The genocide occurring in Sudan affect neighboring countries such as chad and Central African Republic creating tension due to the hundreds of thousands of refugees who stream over both countries’ borders to flee the violence. Although the genocide started in 2003 its origin can be traced following Independence from Britain in 1956, its independence and lead to an unstable country suffering from conflict such as northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslims, non-Arab southern Sudanese.The first civil war ended in 1972 and broke out...
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...The conflict in the Darfur Region of Sudan began in February of 2003. At least 400,000 people have been murdered and more than 2.5 million civilians have been displaced. These citizens now live in displaced-persons camps in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring country known as Chad. More than 3.5 million men, women, and children are completely reliant on international aid for survival, some of which isn’t able to reach areas in Darfur. Women are raped and tortured and innocent civilians lack the most basic protections. The Sudanese armed forces and Sudanese government-backed militia known as “Janjaweed” have been fighting two rebel groups in Darfur, the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The stated political aim of the rebels has been to force the government of Sudan to address underdevelopment and the political marginalization of the region. In response, the Sudanese government’s regular armed forces and the Janjaweed have targeted civilian populations and ethnic group from which the rebels primarily draw their support which would include the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa. The Darfur Peace Agreement also known as the Abuja Agreement, is a peace agreement signed in May 2006 by the largest rebel group the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Mini Menawi and the Sudanese Government was an effort to achieve peace in Darfur. The agreement addressed the long-standing banishment of Darfur and was intended to chart...
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...An atrocious genocide is taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Many people are misplaced and dead because this conflict. The emotions of the effects of the genocide have been captured in many different media, including video, poetry, music, and photography. Each medium has its advantage or disadvantage in the portrayal of a country that has been under civil unrest for many years. They individually have their own ideal use. Poetry is a form of self expression and the poem “Tears of Darfur” expresses the severity of the dilemma and the hopefulness of the people but the hopelessness of the situation. The metaphors in the poem and it’s length is beneficial to intriguing the public. The sorrow in the civilian population is evident through the diction of the poem. The connotation of phrases such as “Can your simple dreams; Of having a; Loaf of bread and a roof above; Come through?” exudes the reader to feel empathy for the poor people affected by the conflict in Darfur (Badihi 8-11) . Although not the fault of the author, but rather the sorrow and conflict throughout the world, is that if ‘Darfur’ was taken out of the poem that it can be applied to other situations. Also, it is known there is despair in Darfur, according to the poem, But research would be needed to fully...
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...Mohamad Nuwaila September 26, 2012 Swot analysis Home Depot is a nationally and somewhat internationally recognized company. They not only have stores throughout the US but they have broken into Canada, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. They are the United States’ largest retailer behind Wal-Mart. Home Depot is known for its bright orange logo and its multiple departments available to individuals and businesses. They have primary operations in the home center and hardware store industry. Their strongest competition in that industry comes from Lowe’s, True Value Hardware, and Ace Hardware. Some other industry’s in which you can find Home Depot competing include building materials retail and distribution, consumer electronics and appliances retail, convenience stores and truck stops, and gasoline retailers. Areas that drive demand for Home Depot’s primary industry are home remodeling and new homebuilding. Products included in this industry include lumber and building supplies (50%), hardware, tools, and plumbing and electrical supplies (25%), and paint and lawn and garden products (5%), (Hoovers, 2008). The home center and hardware store industry is made up of national and regional chains and independent retailers. Home Depot, as an established corporation, has much strength behind its name. One of the largest strengths would be that of its brand recognition. Home Depot is known by all across the United States as a home improvement/supply store. Smaller...
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...The president Omar al-Bashir’s face on posters floating around in the light wind, words describing him and his “glorious empire”. Women and children fleeing from their homes as militia knock them down. Some fight back with guns and weapons, but are soon put down by the assault rifles of the SAF or Sudanese Armed Forces. The Janjaweed help in the massacre, slaughtering hundreds like pigs. Bodies strewn about, lying in ditches as their family cries over them. Hundreds of men covered in soot and soil, coughing and sputtering, climbing out of oil holes and caves for little to no pay. This is Sudan (About Sudan). Over the years Sudan has steadily gone down the drain. Lead by the twice indicted president Omar al-Bashir, it has been plagued by genocide and war. Around 1955 the people of Sudan became fed up with the government and demanded...
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...Darfur, Sudan Since early 2003, Darfur, an arid desert region the size of France, has been gripped by a civil war since 2003 that has killed 300,000 people and displaced another 2.7 million, according to UN figures. Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, says 10,000 people have died. (AFP) The conflict in Darfur began in the spring of 2003 when two Darfuri rebel movements, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), launched attacks against Khartoum government military installations in response to government neglect and marginalization of the people of Darfur. Sudanese officials answered back by unleashing atrocious acts of violence on any Darfur villages who they determined had ostensibly harbored members of the SLM and JEM. Bombing villages from the air and with the hired help of a government armed nomadic Arab militia called the Janjaweed, over four hundred villages were burnt down, sending the few survivors to seek out refugee camps spread throughout the region and into neighboring Chad. All of this occurred within the span of 29 months. In 2004 George W. Bush declared the crisis in Darfur a “genocide”. Genocide, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group”. It is within the power of the United States government to end the brutalities in Darfur. A more assertive action needs to be taken in order free the Darfur people from the atrocities they suffer on a day...
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...For my part of the report on the crisis in Darfur I will be explaining what exactly the crisis is going on in that part of the world. I will be looking at both sides of the conflict to give the rest of the class the opportunity to form their own opinion on the crisis. The conflict started when a group of angry rebels began to bomb certain government targets, claiming that the Darfur region was being neglected by the government because of the regions ethnicity. The rebels claim is that the government is oppressing the black Africans in favor of the Arabs in the region. Also the Janjaweed have been going through that part of Sudan performing the ethnic cleansing of black Africans. Refugees from Darfur say that after air raids by the Sudan government the Janjaweed would ride into the villages on horsebacks and camels. And would proceed to slaughter the men, rape the women and steal whatever they could find. Many women have complained about being kidnapped and held as sex slaves for more than a week and then were released. In light of this; millions of citizens have fled their destroyed villages to camps that are near Darfur’s main towns. But still the Janjaweed still patrol outside the town waiting for any man or woman to wander to far and then will kill the man and rape the woman. Also some of the citizens have fled to the neighboring country of Chad. In total researchers believe that nearly 200,000 people have been killed, but UN officials believe that the number is about 300...
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...in 1970s as the first diplomatic target due to its rich natural resources. Up till today, the Chinese investment occupies 44% of all areas combined in Africa.1 In Angola, Chinese investors own 37% of the investments, and they benefit from these investments by earning millions of dollars. Seen from the outside, The Chinese seems is making a significant effort of making a win-win situation between China and Africa. In fact, China is often dealing its investment with the rouge governments and even, dictators. Example has been given in the book The Beijing Consensus. “Beijing has maintained strong economic relations with Khartoum since 2002, focusing on Sudan’s considerable natural resources.”1 A year later the genocide broke out between the Khartoum’s government and the Darfur region in Sudan. The conflict killed over two hundred thousand Darfurians and millions were displaced. The UN Security Council failed on intervene the violence because China’s diplomatic protection of Sudan. Interestingly, China did all these publically. China today is not afraid of public opinions any more, it shows more initiative in international affairs. From the Sudan incident, China has been labeled as a hot potato in terms of the foreign policy which China practices. A major issue with the Chinese influence is human rights problem. In chapter three of the book, figure 3.1 shows that reported human rights abuses relate to China is extremely...
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...Genocide Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction The term genocide refers to the mass murder of a specific race or tribe or group of people with the sole intention of eliminating the said group. As the world came to realize with the discrimination of Jews by the Nazi forces, genocide does not sit on the same bench as other crimes such as burglary. The spirited effort towards the elimination of a single race or tribe is the driving force of this heinous crime. It is said “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. At the centre of genocide, power and resources are usually the propagators of this vice. In a state in which the availability and distribution of resources is anything short of equal, negative ethnic traits such as tribalism, nepotism and even clanism, in other cases, can easily result in the onset of genocide. Greed is also a consistent feature of many genocide-stricken states. The more worrying issue, apart from the killing of millions of innocent civilians, is the prejudice with which many of the leaders of these factions plan and coordinate these atrocities. The notion that leaders are well above the law is characteristic of states that have felt the iron grip of genocide. The case of Darfur is one of the most disheartening. Darfur has been embroiled in the throes of genocide for the better part of the 21st Century. Having been the first genocide of the 21st Century, the mention of Darfur does not resonate well on the global landscape. Upon...
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