Save Darfur

Genocide in Darfur- termed the world’s worst humanitarian crisis by the United Nations and United States respectively. This terrible situation has been described as a group murder, systemic rape, harassment, torching and looting villages. Since the beginning of the conflict 400,000 people have been killed and 2 million displaced. Conflict ignited in early 2003, when the invasion of a region targeted by the Sudanese government, said to be neglected by Khartoum. Darfur has faced many years of tension overland and grazing rights. Darfur means home of the Fur people, an African tribe that settle on the land in early civilization. Invasion was inflicted by the Janjaweed. Janjaweed militiamen are primarily members of nomadic Arab tribes who've long been at odds with Darfur's settled African farmers. Dr. Braima, from Darfur, chairmen of board of directors Save Darfur and professor at Southern University said, “Government (Sudan) is bringing Arabs from surrounding and out of country, to do the killings, raping, and destroy the villages.” Sudanese government denies being in control of Janjaweed and President Omar al-Bashir called them “thieves and gangsters”. Refugees say that before Janjaweed attacks Sudanese government aircraft “soften” land with helicopters. December 2008 the United Nations released the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act. This Act was to mandate and stop genocide, return indigenous people to land, send humanitarian aid to Darfur and hold offenders to national court. Sadly, Sudan and Divestment Act failed. The act stated that only if Sudanese government agrees upon contract will the Act be mandated. “Peace is found through force not negotiation,” Dr. Braima stated. During the interview with Dr. Braima he shared with us the agenda for Save Darfur. The 2008 Olympics will take place in China in reference to Darfur they will not boycott Olympics but the will recruit athletes to wear a Save Darfur T-shirt. More information log on to savedarfur.org