Darfur

DarfurDarfur

By: Emily Verica

Why I Chose This TopicWhy I Chose This Topic It’s a well known, yet mysterious, case of

genocide. I’m fascinated by what drives people to

deadly extents. I’m interested in how the people who were

directly effected with the genocide dealt with it.

What I Already Know About My TopicWhat I Already Know About My Topic

I know that there are a lot of problems going on.

I know that it is one of the worse cases of genocide the world has ever seen.

I know it’s been going on since 2003.

What is going on in Darfur?What is going on in Darfur? Many people call the violence and war in

Darfur genocide. Genocide is a mass murdering of many,

many people. In simple terms Darfur is a giant war

between two parties.

What is the Cause of the War?What is the Cause of the War? Two rebel groups- the Sudan Liberation

Army (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

The rebels revolted against the Sudanese government

Government took chargeviolently which started the war

Why Did the Rebels Revolt?Why Did the Rebels Revolt? SLM and JEM revolted because the

government wouldn’t protect them from nomadic tribes.

Janjaweed Who are they?

They’re a government supported group Main purpose is to destroy all the nomadic tribes in

Africa AND kill all rebels and those associated with them

What is Happening to the People 2 million families have been displaced 400,000 and counting have died

In 2003 5 people were killed or died of starvation per day

And people are still suffering from:

Attacks From The JanjaweedAttacks From The Janjaweed

DroughtDrought

And StarvationAnd Starvation

What Surprised Me I was surprised most

by the fact that THIS ATROCITY IS STILL GOING ON!!!

Questions I Still Have Why wouldn’t the rest of the world put a

reasonable amount of effort in to end this problem much sooner?

How has the Sudanese government been getting away with everything?

Why is this STILL going on?

Work Cited http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur/darfur-history/p

age.do?id=1351103 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_8_1

06/ai_n16882045/ http://www.genocideindarfur.net/ http://darfurinformation.com/darfur-in-perspective/ http://eyesondarfur.org http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/darfur_conflict

Work Cited- Pictures mrbreen.wordpress.com www.freewebs.com calgoldenbears.blogspot.com sudanwatch.blogspot.com http://media.photobucket.com/image/child

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http://amateurscholars.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/janjaweed.gif