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In the past four years, 400,000
people in Darfur, Sudan have been killed by their own
government.
Millions more need our help. Government
sponsored troops massacre civilians, rape girls, and
shoot children for sport. But now, a growing number of
activists around the world are demanding world leaders
take action to end the killing.
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The fight for survival
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This girl is struggling to provide for her child
inside a refugee camp in Darfur.
With temperatures of over 100 F and scarce access to water their plastic bottle could easily mean
the difference between life and death. Each day she tries to comfort her child without the promise
of medical care or even adequate food or water.
Even now, she lives under the constant threat of
being raped or sold into slavery. She is fighting to survive in unbearably harsh conditions.
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and his proxy militias do not intend to let her succeed.
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Rape and Plunder
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Rape is used systematically in Darfur, in order to destroy group unity. Rape turns women into social outcasts,
shames and demoralizes their husbands. It is also used as an incentive for soldiers, along the with the plunder
from the cities they sack.
"When we tried to escape they shot more children. They raped women; I saw many cases of Janjawid raping women
and girls. They are happy when they rape. They sing when they rape and they tell that we are just slaves and
that they can do with us how they wish."
-Man from Mukjar, as reported by Amnesty International.
"There was also another rape on a young single girl aged 17: M.
was raped by six men in front of her house in front of her mother. Ms brother, S., was then tied up and thrown
into fire."
-a 35-year-old Fur man from Mukjar, as quoted
by Amnesty International
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"If every member of the House and Senate had received 100 letters from people back home saying we have to
do something about Rwanda, when the crisis was first developing, then I think the response would have been
different."
-Senator Paul Simon
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A No-Fly Zone could
stop the violence. |
| The United States ran a No-Fly
Zone in Iraq after the first Gulf War. A
NATO implemented No-Fly Zone ended the violence Kosovo. We
can do the same in Darfur. But we need your
help. President Bush is already considering
a No-Fly Zone as part of his "Plan B"
package. Please take 20 seconds to sign our
petition and urge the White House to take
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Where is Darfur?
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| Darfur is a region in western Sudan, an eastern African country half
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Why are people being killed?
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Ethnic African rebel groups in Darfur launched a war for independence,
citing a lack of life saving government funds in the region. President Omar Al-Bashir responded with
a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against civilians. He has used proxy militia groups to torch
whole cities, rape and kill thousands of women and children. The violence continues today.
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Omar Al-Bashir: The man behind the genocide
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When Omar Al-Bashir rose to power in 1989 he dissolved parliament and banned political parties. Ignoring
countless U.N. resolutions to disarm the Janajaweed militia and end the violence in Darfur, Bashir has made
a mockery of international law and the ideals on which the United Nations was founded. He seems to believe
the international community will allow him to get a way with the wholesale murder of entire ethnic groups,
and so far he has been right.
Bashir has used the Janjaweed militia to murder thousands of men, women, and children while enjoying a
luxurious lifestyle. Parade magazine's David Wallechinsky ranked al-Bashir #1 in its list of the worlds
ten worst dictators.
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Thousands Rally on Washington
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Thousands of people gathered near the capital in Washington on April 30th, 2006 to raise support for
an international peacekeeping force in Darfur.
Millions of activists around the world have called
for an end to the genocide..
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Political solutions for Darfur
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- No-Fly Zone - A No-Fly Zone would
require a squadron of NATO fighter jets to
monitor airspace around Darfur and prevent
Sudanese military aircraft from entering.
- The International Criminal Court -
The United States has gathered evidence against
Sudan relevant to the ICC investigation into the
genocide in Darfur. The U.S. should make
it clear that failure to end the genocide will
result in full cooperation with the
investigation.
- Multi-national peacekeeping force -
The current African Union peacekeeping force is
badly equipped and incapable of maintaining
order. The U.S. should work for an
multi-national peacekeeping force in order to
protect civillians on the ground.
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