Darfur, Sudan

Genocide = the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Examples from History: The Holocaust - WWII The Killing Fields – Cambodia Rwanda, Africa Darfur, Sudan, Africa

*Janjaweed is a militia created by local Baggara tribes. *Most of Darfur is Baggara *The militia is attacking villages that are not Baggara

*The Sudanese government says they do not support the militias, but it has provided arms and assistance in joint attacks on Fur, Zaghawa and Massaleit ethnic groups in Darfur.

NUMBERS: 2.5 million people displaces 3.5 million hungry 400,000 have died Tens of thousands brutally raped

Children’s Drawings from Darfur – Children draw what they see, and through this we can open a window into the horrors of what they saw. The following pictures you will write on your page what you see happening, and what the child that drew it must have seen, heard, and felt.

"Without prompting, the children drew scenes of horse-mounted militiamen riding into villages, large airplanes dropping bombs, and gun-wielding men raping women. The children's drawings are a visual record of the atrocities committed in Darfur that aren't available through any other medium. Human rights workers have received extensive testimony about bombing of villages and rape as a weapon, but these drawings provide visual evidence that international media organizations have not been able to provide, as they've been blocked by the Sudanese government from traveling in Darfur. "

http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/sudan/darfur.html *sound http://www.ajws.org/darfur_rally_flash/darfur_v2/v2.html -- political http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/flash.html -- names of victims