Friday, April 26

Darfur

Internally displaced person- someone who is forced to flee their home.

Genocide- violence-torture.

Janjaweed- arab militia in Darfur.

Parties involved- Justice and equality movement and Sudanese Liberation movement. Both rebel groups and African.

Janjaweed- appeared in 1988, trying to get rebel land back. Attacked by when people tried wandering away they would kill the men and torture the women and children. Janjaweed works for the government. Janjaweed becomes very aggressive until the other parties went against the government. Whats happening-African ethnic groups tried to go over then the Genocide started. Why is it happening- Darfur are 2 main ethnic groups-African and Arab. Who has been affected- 400,000 people have died, 3 million in IDP camps, 350,000 deprived of humanitarian supports and millions depending on international humanitarian support. How did the International community get involved- sanctions on the government.

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