Darfur mini thesis.
Today I woke up, had a warm breakfast, drove to school in my car, with warm clothes on my back. These are things we take for granted here in America, but all the people in Darfur have none of these day to day amenities.
This all started in 2003, when a rebel group of farmers realized that they weren’t getting paid enough for their work, and the Sudanese government had more money then they were saying they had. So when the rebels started protesting, and boycotting, the Sudanese government responded by dehumanizing and trying to exterminate the whole Darfur region.
The Genocide in the Darfur region has been going on for 5 years now, and every day people are killed raped and ran out of their villages by the Janjaweed militia. 2.5 million have already been left homeless and starving, while 200,000 have died. The Chinese government has a big vote in the UN congress and they have been voting against helping Darfur, because Sudan supplies them with oil, and China supplies them with weapons, and military supplies. People have started talking about boycotting the Olympics (which are held in China this year).
In conclusion, Darfur needs us to help, and the International community has a global responsibility to take action.
Filed by two19 at March 31st, 2008 under Uncategorized
