Thanks for Caring
12 years ago
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
This video is heartbreaking. Although I didn't learn anything particularly new, this video still shocks me with how little is being done for these civilians. They are killed, raped and displaced from there homes just because of their ethnicities and I am appauld by the lack of response by the International Community. Countries including the United States seem to be talking a lot but their is no action being taken. These people don't need words, they need help.
FACT #1:
Darfur has been going on since 2003 and no one has done anything significant about it.
FACT #2:
In Darfur, about 5,000 people die everyday and thousands are being misplaced from thier homes.
FACT #3:
The government sponsored, janjaweed, have raped, displaced, organized starvation and mass murdered people.
FACT #4:
The International community has made a peace deal but in its wake has actually increased the violence.
FACT #5:
The current genocide seems to be based around ethnicity and tribes rather than religion.
FACT #6:
The Sudanese government has been accused of jailing and killing witnesses and destroying evidence since 2004.
FACT #7:
The United States has recognized the conflict going on in Darfur as genocide but the United Nations have still not used that kind of language to describe it.
FACT #8:
The International Criminal Court filed 10 charges of war crimes against the President of Sudan in 2008.
FACT #9:
None of the resolutions set up by the Security Council have been implemented into action.
FACT #10:
If the President of Sudan is formally charged, he will become the first head of state charged with genocide.
Darfur has been going on since 2003 and no one has done anything significant about it.
FACT #2:
In Darfur, about 5,000 people die everyday and thousands are being misplaced from thier homes.
FACT #3:
The government sponsored, janjaweed, have raped, displaced, organized starvation and mass murdered people.
FACT #4:
The International community has made a peace deal but in its wake has actually increased the violence.
FACT #5:
The current genocide seems to be based around ethnicity and tribes rather than religion.
FACT #6:
The Sudanese government has been accused of jailing and killing witnesses and destroying evidence since 2004.
FACT #7:
The United States has recognized the conflict going on in Darfur as genocide but the United Nations have still not used that kind of language to describe it.
FACT #8:
The International Criminal Court filed 10 charges of war crimes against the President of Sudan in 2008.
FACT #9:
None of the resolutions set up by the Security Council have been implemented into action.
FACT #10:
If the President of Sudan is formally charged, he will become the first head of state charged with genocide.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Quiz
1)When did the Genocide in Darfur start?
A)2002
B)2003
C)2004
D)2005
2)How many of the House and Senate decided that it was Genocide?
A)100%
B)more than half
C)75%
D)89%
3)How many people have been killed in the Genocide?
A)100,000
B)200,000
C)300,000
D)400,000
4)How many people die a day in Darfur?
A)50
B)100
C)150
D)200
5)Who are the Janjaweed?
A)Rebels
B)A Gang
C)A government-supported militia
D)African Farmers
6)The international community brokered a peace deal how long after Darfur started?
A)2 and half years
B)2 years
C)3 years
D)1 year
7)How did the peace deal affect Darfur?
A)Slowly improving the violence
B)Fastly improving the violence
C)Hasn't changed much
D)Increased the violence
8)How many International soldiers and police officers are in Darfur?
A)Not enough to protect the population
B)Not enough to protect the peacekeepers sent there
C)26,000
D)All of the above
9)The International Criminal Court has asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir on charges he carried out Genocide in Darfur.
A)True
B)False
10) How does the United Nations Security Council feel about the arrest warrant?
A)Thinks its a move forward
B)Thinks it will hinder the peace efforts
C)Thinks it is based on false accusations
D)Thinks it will stop the Genocide
Answers: 1)B 2)A 3)D 4)B 5)C 6)A 7)D 8)D 9)A 10)B
A)2002
B)2003
C)2004
D)2005
2)How many of the House and Senate decided that it was Genocide?
A)100%
B)more than half
C)75%
D)89%
3)How many people have been killed in the Genocide?
A)100,000
B)200,000
C)300,000
D)400,000
4)How many people die a day in Darfur?
A)50
B)100
C)150
D)200
5)Who are the Janjaweed?
A)Rebels
B)A Gang
C)A government-supported militia
D)African Farmers
6)The international community brokered a peace deal how long after Darfur started?
A)2 and half years
B)2 years
C)3 years
D)1 year
7)How did the peace deal affect Darfur?
A)Slowly improving the violence
B)Fastly improving the violence
C)Hasn't changed much
D)Increased the violence
8)How many International soldiers and police officers are in Darfur?
A)Not enough to protect the population
B)Not enough to protect the peacekeepers sent there
C)26,000
D)All of the above
9)The International Criminal Court has asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir on charges he carried out Genocide in Darfur.
A)True
B)False
10) How does the United Nations Security Council feel about the arrest warrant?
A)Thinks its a move forward
B)Thinks it will hinder the peace efforts
C)Thinks it is based on false accusations
D)Thinks it will stop the Genocide
Answers: 1)B 2)A 3)D 4)B 5)C 6)A 7)D 8)D 9)A 10)B
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Three years and nine months ago Congress formally recognized as the situation in Darfur as Genocide. The House and Senate passed the resolution unanimously three years and nine months ago as well. Hon. Joseph R. Biden was presiding. He asked the Ambassador about who was going to be held responsible and what was going to be done? Biden believes that the Ambassador has no major intentions to do the right thing. He walks around the issue by saying that actions should be in place by a set time. However, the deadline never gets met. There is a six step plan but no one seems to know when or if it will be put into place.
I wasn't aware that Congress, the House and Senate all agreed that the situation in Darfur was Genocide. The part about not getting a plan together doesn't suprise me though. This makes my convictions even stronger. The fact that the United States as a whole feels that whats going on is Genocide means that our country can't ignore it. The longer this goes on without action the worse we look.
I wasn't aware that Congress, the House and Senate all agreed that the situation in Darfur was Genocide. The part about not getting a plan together doesn't suprise me though. This makes my convictions even stronger. The fact that the United States as a whole feels that whats going on is Genocide means that our country can't ignore it. The longer this goes on without action the worse we look.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Question on Ethelo Blog
Rape is clearly illegal, so how is it possible for these men to tape these illegal acts and get away with it? Is there any justice coming out of these sites? Can the website be shut down or are they really protected under the First Amendment?
From Rachel's blog, I have learned that a lot more than I thought is protected under the First Amendment than was possible. Rape is illegal but apparently posting your rape conquests and tips on how to rape someone is not illegal. This disturbs me. I'm all for free speech but it seems there should be limits or at the very least justice for the women in it.
From Rachel's blog, I have learned that a lot more than I thought is protected under the First Amendment than was possible. Rape is illegal but apparently posting your rape conquests and tips on how to rape someone is not illegal. This disturbs me. I'm all for free speech but it seems there should be limits or at the very least justice for the women in it.
ITUNES U Podcast
ITUNES U Podcast
Title: Voices on Genocide Prevention
Author: Colin Thomas-Jenson and Candice Knezevic
This podcast wasn't specifically targeted towards Darfur but just to prevent genocide in general. The podcast talks about the genocide that is happening in the Congo and how there is no food. This is the same thing that is happening in Darfur. The authors talk about what to do to help the issues that are going on. The country or other countries that get involved should set up refugee camps and get a food supplies brought in so that these people aren't dying of starvation as well. The podcast talks about how the children do not have any childhoods. The usefulness of this podcast is that there is a precedence to this situation in Darfur. The U.S. and other organizations have some history to look to. There are examples of what has worked and what hasn't. I learned that Darfur isn't the only area of the world that genocide is not being taken care of as it should be by other countries. If more than one instance of this has occured then countries that are able to help should know what to do.
Title: Voices on Genocide Prevention
Author: Colin Thomas-Jenson and Candice Knezevic
This podcast wasn't specifically targeted towards Darfur but just to prevent genocide in general. The podcast talks about the genocide that is happening in the Congo and how there is no food. This is the same thing that is happening in Darfur. The authors talk about what to do to help the issues that are going on. The country or other countries that get involved should set up refugee camps and get a food supplies brought in so that these people aren't dying of starvation as well. The podcast talks about how the children do not have any childhoods. The usefulness of this podcast is that there is a precedence to this situation in Darfur. The U.S. and other organizations have some history to look to. There are examples of what has worked and what hasn't. I learned that Darfur isn't the only area of the world that genocide is not being taken care of as it should be by other countries. If more than one instance of this has occured then countries that are able to help should know what to do.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Question on another blog
http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/darfur/2008/11/03/how-genocides-end-4-darfur/#comment-2525
Monday, November 3, 2008
The United Nations Security Council is having problems trying to figure out what to do about the "issues" going on in Darfur. The council is dealing with the arrest warrant against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. The charges include genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is collecting information to prosecute him.
The Security Council is split between members wanting justice and the other members siding with the president. The people who are siding with the president believe that it will hurt the chances of advancing peacekeeping efforts. In July, the Security Council decided to suspend the investigation against the President and anyone else that is suspected of wrong-doing. To the council this seems to be the best way to help the peace efforts. There precedence for this was Article 16 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. This basically says that when taking note of one thing you have to take into consideration the other things that may affect it. This will defer the investigation for at least 12 months.
This furthers my disbelieve in the lack of responsibility taken in the genocide that is happening in Darfur. Something needs to be done and for some reason even more people and international councils are stepping aside. These organizations are making it more impossible to get justice served. The President and the others involved in this mass murder need to be held accountable. My question is: Why does it seem impossible for anyone to bring peace efforts to Sudan while prosecuting the people involved in it or at least be under investigation? This article makes my convictions even stronger about this topic.
The Security Council is split between members wanting justice and the other members siding with the president. The people who are siding with the president believe that it will hurt the chances of advancing peacekeeping efforts. In July, the Security Council decided to suspend the investigation against the President and anyone else that is suspected of wrong-doing. To the council this seems to be the best way to help the peace efforts. There precedence for this was Article 16 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. This basically says that when taking note of one thing you have to take into consideration the other things that may affect it. This will defer the investigation for at least 12 months.
This furthers my disbelieve in the lack of responsibility taken in the genocide that is happening in Darfur. Something needs to be done and for some reason even more people and international councils are stepping aside. These organizations are making it more impossible to get justice served. The President and the others involved in this mass murder need to be held accountable. My question is: Why does it seem impossible for anyone to bring peace efforts to Sudan while prosecuting the people involved in it or at least be under investigation? This article makes my convictions even stronger about this topic.
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