Jacquie Corona Holocaust & Human Rights Genocide in Darfur

Jacquie Corona

Holocaust & Human Rights

Genocide in Darfur

• Introduction to Darfur

• The First Genocide of The 21st

Century

• Government

• The Janjaweed

• The Victims

• Timeline

• Support or help?

Summery

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Martin Luther King Jr.

• Darfur is located in the western region of Sudan.

• Population: Over 680,000,000.

• Capital of Sudan- Khartoum

• Political Allies- China & Russia

Introduction to Darfur

• West Sudan (Darfur)= Mainly African American Muslims

• South Sudan= Black Cristian's

• North Sudan= Arab Muslims

• Languages- Arabic & Some English

Religion & Ethnicity

The First Genocide of the 21st Century

The slaughter of many men and boys, The rape and murder of many women and young girls, the damaging of villages and displaced people.

The killing of many innocent civilians began in 2003 & continues to today.

This tragic Genocide is known as the first Genocide of the 21st century.

• Known as “Devil on horseback• Ethnic cleansing of Black MuslimsJanjaweed

• Responsible for 480,000 deaths, over 2.8 million people being displaced, and too many rapes to count…

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1. Women are separated from children.2. Children are slaughtered in front of mothers3. Girls and Women are raped. 4. Remaining civilians are executed/ slaughtered

Men are killed and slaughtered

Boys are tortured, executed, or taken away as future Janjaweed.

Janjaweed steal items

Village is burned down/ destroyed.

The Victims

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Children were tortured & slaughtered in very awful and groosum ways. It was very common for a child to be killed in front of their mother before she was raped…

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Infants & toddlers were starved, sliced violently alive, staked from the back, beat with machine guns, or burned alive.

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Burning civilians alive was very common with the Janjaweed when invading a Village.

Refugee Camps

Timeline

2004 2005 2006

First reports to the U.N. from Sudan, Sudan Gov. & Rebels negotiate “Peace”, China+ Sudan= Oil production (Khartoum), Rebels want share of land wealth, Khartoum Gov. approves ethnic cleansing. 2003-Present

China supplies Sudan with weapons to the rebels & frontier, Refugee camps in Chad, People are continuing to, Refugee camps are becoming Packed.

Janjaweed try to invade Chad border and closer areas, Now it’s a Chad conflict, Save Darfur Organization, Save Darfur Marches. ”Remember Silence helps the killer.

GOS & SPLM/A sign comprehensive Peace agreement, end second Sudanese civil war. Rebels continue. Increase tension along boarder.

Timeline (Continued) 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012

ICC its first arrest warrents for crimes committed in Darfur, Violence continues. Chad needs food assistance for refugees.

Full deployment & authorization of 26,000 troops is slow & attacks continue through region. In July Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan has 10 count of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He announce a ceasefire but rebels refuse. Genocide continues.

Refugees in chad have now been estimated 270,000, Genocide worsens.

Luckily these civilians are not alone but they are not getting as much support or help as they need.

Some help and support sources include the Save Darfur organization. The organization was founded in 2006 a year after the genocide had started. People involved with the organization included Actor Don

Cheadle, Ex president George W. Bush, Actress Angelina Jolie, and President Brock Obama.

Support Or help?

Support Darfur

Spread awareness

Prevent genocide

• http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/darfur-genocide

• http://darfurdreamteam.org/the-crisis/timeline

• http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2004/07/who_are_the_janjaweed.html

• https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-darfur

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