African Genocide Case study of Sudan

Do Now Using any background knowledge you have answer the questions on the genocide pre-test. Fill in every question!

Learning Target Explain what genocide is Identify genocides in the 20th century Explain key developments in Sudan’s history that lead to the genocide in Darfur Evaluate the responsibility of the United States in responding to and preventing genocides

What is genocide? Killing? Segregation? Terrorism? Discrimination? Where on a spectrum of violence does genocide fall?

The land of Red and blue people A: Red people spitting on blue people because they are blue B: Red people calling blue people derogatory names because they are blue C: Beating up a random blue person walking down the street because they are blue D: Passing a law to prevent all blue people from getting jobs that red people could do E: Ransacking a neighborhood, breaking windows of houses and painting graffiti on blue peoples’ houses F: Killing a blue family because they are blue G: Rounding up and taking all blue people to a school yard and killing them Spectrum of Violence Least Most

What is genocide GenosTribe CideKill According to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (New York, 1948) Any act committed with the idea of destroying in whole or in part a national, ethnic, racial or religious group Killing members of the group Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group Deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to physically destroy the group (the whole group or even part of the group) Forcefully transferring children of the group to another group Systematic extermination of a group of people on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or other defining characteristic GenosTribe CideKill

Discrimination “Treating people differently through prejudice: unfair treatment of one person or group, usually because of prejudice about race, ethnicity, age, religion, or gender Ability to notice and value quality: the ability to appreciate good quality or taste Awareness of subtle differentiation: the ability to notice subtle differences” (curiously Bing dictionary) How is discrimination different from genocide?

UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide Followed the Holocaust (more than six million Jews were killed) Any country who signed can ask the UN to take appropriate action to prevent or stop acts of genocide. Going to trial Can be held on trial in a “competent court” where the act was committed An international court with appropriate jurisdiction All signed countries have a duty to "prevent and to punish" genocide

Which is Genocide A: Red people spitting on blue people because they are blue B: Red people calling blue people derogatory names because they are blue C: Beating up a random blue person walking down the street because they are blue D: Passing a law to prevent all blue people from getting jobs that red people could do E: Ransacking a neighborhood, breaking windows of houses and painting graffiti on blue peoples’ houses F: Killing a blue family because they are blue G: Rounding up and taking all blue people to a school yard and killing them

What are some famous genocides of the 20th c. Holocaust Armenia Cambodia Bosnia Rwanda Darfur Chechnya Congo Ukraine

Problems with the definition of genocide Too narrow The convention excludes targeted political and social groups The definition is limited to direct acts against people, and excludes acts against the environment which sustains people or their culture Proving intention beyond reasonable doubt is hard UN member states are hesitant to single out other members or intervene (ex. Rwanda ) There is no body of international law to clarify How many deaths equal genocide (measuring and defining) Devalued

Exit Ticket On the back of your pretest revise your answer to “what is genocide” On the back of your pretest revise your answer to “what is discrimination”

Learning Target Explain what genocide is Identify genocides in the 20th century Explain key developments in Sudan’s history that lead to the genocide in Darfur Evaluate the responsibility of the United States in responding to and preventing genocides specifically those in Africa

Background information Instructions: Read and highlight the article on the background of conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. Look for information on the causes of the conflict, the details of the conflict, response, and current status. Fill this information into the graphic organizer

Jigsaw Count off by five Read and highlight the article on the conflict in Darfur assigned to your group Use the information in your article to fill out your graphic organizer Reorganize to complete your graphic organizer.

The Big One! Learning Target Identify African genocides in the 20th and 21st century Explain the history that lead to one African genocide. Describe the progress that has been made towards resolving one African genocide. Evaluate the responsibility of the United States in responding to and preventing genocides specifically those in Africa The Big One!

Sources to Check Out The BBC African Union Genocide Watch