GENOCIDE IN DARFURBy : Nick CalvoMike Buckley

And Brandon Costa

Sudan Facts

Population : 35,482,233

Third largest country in Africa

Republic of the Congo

General Facts

Began on February 3, 2003 and is still going on

400,000 people killed

2,500,000 misplaced

Around 100 people died each day

Around the World

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Sars infects 32 countries

Beginning of Genocide

The Sudause government under the rule of Omar Al Bashir began the genocide of the people of Darfur.

They wanted to ethnically cleanse the tribes of Darfur

Janjaweed

Militia that hunts people in Darfur

Armed with guns and camels

Also use tanks

Attack villages

8 Steps of Genocide

Classification: Black Africans vs. Arab Africans.

Symbolization: Skin color was the most significant symbolization

Dehumanization : Darfurians were kept as slaves

8 Steps Continued …

Organization: Janjaweed had tanks and were heavily armed. They had strategic planning as to what village they would attack

Polarization: Al Bashir said he would protect the black africans but obviously did not. They also did not make it very easy for humanitarian groups to help. Because of this many died of starvation and disease.

8 Steps Continued …

Preparation: Many people were put into refuge camps

Extermination: Villages were burned and looted and the people terrorized and killed.

Denial: The Sudanese gives false evidence of the amount of people killed and still continue to reject accusations of genocide

Global Response

Between June and December 2004, the UN Security Council became more deeply engaged with Darfur. They called for a political agreement to end the fighting, gave the government of Sudan 30 days to disarm the Janjawid and start bringing its leaders to justice,

Justice for Victims

In 2009 Bashir , the Janjaweed leader , and Saudese minister of state , Ahmad Haron were issued arrest warants

END GENOCIDE NOW