Genocide, What Can We Do?
February 29, 2008 by txhistoryteach
Located in the western region of Sudan is Darfur, a place where killing of certain ethnic groups is taking place which started in the year 2003. So far over 300,000 people have died and 15,000 more die each month in Darfur (about.com, jcrcdallas.org). The genocide is between Arabs and the Non-Arab Blacks.
The government of Sudan allowed people such as the Janjaweed to terminate a certain group of people or even just torture them. Bombings, shootings, or rapings are some examples of how the Janjaweed are handling their mission. 1.85 million people have been displaced in Darfur due to the killings and other things that have occurred in Darfur.
By getting the United States to go over to Darfur and monitor the people, the United States could maybe save some lives and slow down the production of the violence. The Janjaweed bomb certain areas, go around shooting random people, and use rape as another weapon to make the people fear them. If the United States went over to Darfur to stop the Janjaweed, their presence may result in the saving of lives.
Many children and adults are dying due to malnutrition. Having to move from place to place, just to find safety and shelter for themselves is not the way a family should live. The United States could also send food to Darfur to help the starving people because more than 20% of children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition.
Genocide in Darfur is something people need to look in on because of the massive killing. More and more people die each month, not only from violence but simply from malnutrition.
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Brea, Jennifer. “An overview of the Genocide in Darfur.” About.com. (2008): The New York Times Company. 29. Feb. 2008
<http://worldnews.about.com/od/sudan/ig/Darfur/Darfur.–3R.htm>
American Jewish World Service. “Statistics on the Crisis in Darfur” (April 2005)
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