1. The Darfur genocide
By: Owen Young, Chase Gardner, Mike Hall

2. Where is Darfur?
Located in Africa
Sudan, Darfur

4. Conflict In Darfur Guerilla conflict/Civil War.
Centered on the Darfur region of Sudan.
Began in February 2003.
Two very similar indigenous groups that have coincided in life for many years have started a conflict causing many crimes against humanity
The most common language in Darfur is Arabic.
Darfur is one of the most diverse ethnic places in the world

5. Who was involved?

6. Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
Formed in 2000
Against the Sudanese Government
Rebel Group
Led by Khalil Ibrahim
Allies with the Sudan Liberation Movement
Member of the Eastern Front
Eastern front is a collation of rebel groups operating in Sudan
On December 25th, 2011 The leader Khalil Ibrahim was killed by the Sudanese People’s Armed Forces.

7. Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)
Formed in 2002
Sudanese Rebel Group
Allies with the Justice And Equality Movement
Groups within the SLM
Led by Minni Minnawi, Other groups led by Abdul Wahid al Nur

8. Alliance Of Revolutionary Forces
Formed January 20th, 2006
Justice and Equality Movement
Sudan Liberation Movement
Merged to form a single rebel alliance
Khalil Ibrahim Quoted “We have set up this union in the interest of the people of Darfur”.

9. Janjaweed Formed in 1987 Arabic words for man, gun, and horse
Armed militia
The Janjaweed would get help from Sudan's government and military.
In conflict with Darfur rebel groups
Arab herders

10. Why Did This Genocide Start?
SLM and JEM accused the Sudanese Government of oppressing non Arab Sudanese in favor of Sudanese Arabs.
The Government is mostly Arab
Government was said to be doing an Arab apartheid (segregation or discrimination against other races)
The Arabs monopolized power and excluded blacks
The civil war started because of various small attacks on government controlled areas by rebels.
The government is accused of trying to carry out the ethnic cleansing of non Arabs in Darfur.
The Africans are farmers and the Arabs are herders

11. Omar al-Bashir President of Sudan, since 1989
In July of 2008 he was prosecuted in the international criminal court for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
Charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity but not on genocide.
Re-trial in July 2010 and the court found sufficient evidence for the charges of genocide.
In August 2010, he was arrested

12. Atrocities Families are driven from their home Women are being raped
Civilians are being targeted
Over 400,000 have died in Darfur
Around 2 million people were forced to relocate and they faced starvation and disease
Executions
Due to economic, political, religious and ethnic reasons civilians are being are being discriminated against
90% of the government’s weapons come from China

13. Why Is Darfur A Genocide?
Young African males would be murdered
African women would be raped by the Arabs because the child’s race was determined by the father’s race
Arab villages are being spared while neighboring refugee villages are being attacked
The Sudanese government claims that it is not a genocide, they are simply defending themselves.

14. United Nations After Nazi Germany the world said “Never Again”
The crimes in Darfur still continue to this day
The UN joined Darfur in 2004 and they are continuing to help increase Darfur’s defenses.
Peacekeeping missions
Security has tightened and the killings are starting to decrease

15. Our Opinion To see a genocide in such modern times is horrific
We think that the atrocities could come to a stand still if the UN put more troops in Darfur
After our Armenia, The holocaust, and Rwanda, we still haven't learned from our various mistakes.