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The Darfur genocide. By: Owen Young, Chase Gardner, Mike Hall. Where is Darfur?. Located in Africa Sudan, Darfur. Conflict I n Darfur. Guerilla conflict/Civil War. Centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. Began in February 2003.
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The Darfur genocide By: Owen Young, Chase Gardner, Mike Hall
Where is Darfur? • Located in Africa • Sudan, Darfur
Conflict In Darfur • Guerilla conflict/Civil War. • Centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. • Began in February 2003. • Two very similar indigenous groups that have coincided in life for many years have started a conflict causing many crimes against humanity • The most common language in Darfur is Arabic. • Darfur is one of the most diverse ethnic places in the world
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) • Formed in 2000 • Against the Sudanese Government • Rebel Group • Led by Khalil Ibrahim • Allies with the Sudan Liberation Movement • Member of the Eastern Front • Eastern front is a collation of rebel groups operating in Sudan • On December 25th, 2011 The leader Khalil Ibrahim was killed by the Sudanese People’s Armed Forces.
Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) • Formed in 2002 • Sudanese Rebel Group • Allies with the Justice And Equality Movement • Groups within the SLM • Led by MinniMinnawi, Other groups led by Abdul Wahid al Nur
Alliance Of Revolutionary Forces • Formed January 20th, 2006 • Justice and Equality Movement • Sudan Liberation Movement • Merged to form a single rebel alliance • Khalil Ibrahim Quoted “We have set up this union in the interest of the people of Darfur”.
Janjaweed • Formed in 1987 • Arabic words for man, gun, and horse • Armed militia • The Janjaweed would get help from Sudan's government and military. • In conflict with Darfur rebel groups • Arab herders
Why Did This Genocide Start? • SLM and JEM accused the Sudanese Government of oppressing non Arab Sudanese in favor of Sudanese Arabs. • The Government is mostly Arab • Government was said to be doing an Arab apartheid (segregation or discrimination against other races) • The Arabs monopolized power and excluded blacks • The civil war started because of various small attacks on government controlled areas by rebels. • The government is accused of trying to carry out the ethnic cleansing of non Arabs in Darfur. • The Africans are farmers and the Arabs are herders
Omar al-Bashir • President of Sudan, since 1989 • In July of 2008 he was prosecuted in the international criminal court for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. • Charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity but not on genocide. • Re-trial in July 2010 and the court found sufficient evidence for the charges of genocide. • In August 2010, he was arrested
Atrocities • Families are driven from their home • Women are being raped • Civilians are being targeted • Over 400,000 have died in Darfur • Around 2 million people were forced to relocate and they faced starvation and disease • Executions • Due to economic, political, religious and ethnic reasons civilians are being are being discriminated against • 90% of the government’s weapons come from China
Why Is Darfur A Genocide? • Young African males would be murdered • African women would be raped by the Arabs because the child’s race was determined by the father’s race • Arab villages are being spared while neighboring refugee villages are being attacked • The Sudanese government claims that it is not a genocide, they are simply defending themselves.
United Nations • After Nazi Germany the world said “Never Again” • The crimes in Darfur still continue to this day • The UN joined Darfur in 2004 and they are continuing to help increase Darfur’s defenses. • Peacekeeping missions • Security has tightened and the killings are starting to decrease
Our Opinion • To see a genocide in such modern times is horrific • We think that the atrocities could come to a stand still if the UN put more troops in Darfur • After our Armenia, The holocaust, and Rwanda, we still haven't learned from our various mistakes.