Word image below, ("Armenian Genocide," 2015).
Image of perpetrators, ("Darfur Needs Obama Now").
In the next paragraph, there is a lot of information and descriptions on the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide. What the paragraph talks about is the perpetrators and who they are: Al-Bashir and the Janjaweed tribe. Then going on to talk about what each of the perpetrators have done: they have set out to destroy the black African tribes in Darfur. Both parties included, have basically worked together towards a common, horrible and immoral goal.
"On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir for crimes against humanity and, in July 2010, a warrant for arrest on charges of genocide. The government of Sudan, however, has yet to turn him over, and since the issuance of the warrants, the country has seen major protests and increased violence. The government has also forcefully expelled aid agencies from the country that has further jeopardized the conditions for thousands of displaced and marginalized civilians. While the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ended the North-South War in 2005, granting additional political power to South Sudan, it failed to take into account the effects of the war on Darfur. Additionally, Darfur remained underdeveloped and marginalized at the federal level, lacking infrastructure and development assistance. This neglect, combined with allegations that the government was arming Arab tribesmen (Janjaweed) to raid non-Arab villages, was cited as the justification for a February 2003 rebel attack on a Sudanese Air Force Base at El Fasher, North Darfur. This attack sparked a series of government reprisals on residents of Darfur, contributing to the large-scale human rights atrocities facing Darfurian civilians today," ("Darfur Genocide-World," 2015). The Janjaweeds are suspected to be government-hired people and played a major role in what happened in Darfur.
"It is expected that al-Bashir will not face trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague until he is apprehended in a nation which accepts the ICC’s jurisdiction, as Sudan is not a state party to the Rome Statute which it signed but didn’t ratify. By all accounts, al-Bashir should be a prisoner in his own country. However, the Arab League has announced its solidarity with al-Bashir. Since the warrant, he has visited Qatar and Egypt. Both countries have refused to arrest him and the African Union also condemned the arrest warrant and asked the United Nations Security Council to delay its enforcement," ("Darfur Genocide-World," 2015). Al-Bashir is the leader of Sudan and instigator for the genocide. The Khartoum is the government of Sudan: they've denied any links to the Janjaweed tribe ("Darfur Conflict"). "Khartoum is accused of recruiting Arab militias, known as Janjaweed, who are blamed for killings, widespread rape and abductions. Refugees describe them as ferocious gun-wielding men riding camels or horses who burn villages and steal whatever they can carry. Khartoum repeatedly denied any links to the Janjaweed, dismissing them as outlaws," (Darfur Conflict"). Even though the government says they aren't involved with them, there seems to be a lot of evidence supporting the fact that they are working together.
"On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir for crimes against humanity and, in July 2010, a warrant for arrest on charges of genocide. The government of Sudan, however, has yet to turn him over, and since the issuance of the warrants, the country has seen major protests and increased violence. The government has also forcefully expelled aid agencies from the country that has further jeopardized the conditions for thousands of displaced and marginalized civilians. While the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ended the North-South War in 2005, granting additional political power to South Sudan, it failed to take into account the effects of the war on Darfur. Additionally, Darfur remained underdeveloped and marginalized at the federal level, lacking infrastructure and development assistance. This neglect, combined with allegations that the government was arming Arab tribesmen (Janjaweed) to raid non-Arab villages, was cited as the justification for a February 2003 rebel attack on a Sudanese Air Force Base at El Fasher, North Darfur. This attack sparked a series of government reprisals on residents of Darfur, contributing to the large-scale human rights atrocities facing Darfurian civilians today," ("Darfur Genocide-World," 2015). The Janjaweeds are suspected to be government-hired people and played a major role in what happened in Darfur.
"It is expected that al-Bashir will not face trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague until he is apprehended in a nation which accepts the ICC’s jurisdiction, as Sudan is not a state party to the Rome Statute which it signed but didn’t ratify. By all accounts, al-Bashir should be a prisoner in his own country. However, the Arab League has announced its solidarity with al-Bashir. Since the warrant, he has visited Qatar and Egypt. Both countries have refused to arrest him and the African Union also condemned the arrest warrant and asked the United Nations Security Council to delay its enforcement," ("Darfur Genocide-World," 2015). Al-Bashir is the leader of Sudan and instigator for the genocide. The Khartoum is the government of Sudan: they've denied any links to the Janjaweed tribe ("Darfur Conflict"). "Khartoum is accused of recruiting Arab militias, known as Janjaweed, who are blamed for killings, widespread rape and abductions. Refugees describe them as ferocious gun-wielding men riding camels or horses who burn villages and steal whatever they can carry. Khartoum repeatedly denied any links to the Janjaweed, dismissing them as outlaws," (Darfur Conflict"). Even though the government says they aren't involved with them, there seems to be a lot of evidence supporting the fact that they are working together.
This video is from an American's perspective on what happened when he went to Darfur, Sudan. His job was a patrol officer and he was told to count bodies and help the government while he was there. He saw for himself what was really going on in Darfur. He says that the Janjaweed and the Sudan government fought side by side. He took pictures of the genocide, but didn't really help while he was there. He talks about the genocide as a way to try and spread the word, and try to get people to spread word to stop the genocide. He is currently living in New Hampshire and working on a boat with his brother-in-law. He still hasn't forgotten what happened while he was in Sudan ("Darfur Genocide Video," 2007). This video is on here because I wanted to show a different perspective from someone who saw the bad, didn't stop it, but understood that it was wrong. He is neither a perpetrator nor a rebel trying to stop the war. He's someone in between. Although many will say he is just as bad as the government people, he is trying to right his wrongs and make a difference.
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