www.savedarfur.org

If you are reading this blog right now, you are probably
doing better than alot of people in Sudan. Its a horrible
situation and something I feel pretty passionate about.
Alot of people dont really know what is happening over
there so I thought I would blog about whats happening and spread the word.

Since early 2003, Sudanese armed forces and
Sudanese government-backed militia known as the
“Janjaweed” have been fighting two rebel groups in
Darfur, the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement
(SLA/SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement
(JEM), which have since fractured into over a dozen
groups. The stated political aim of the rebels has been
to compel the government of Sudan to address
underdevelopment and the political marginalization of
the region. In response, the Sudanese government’s
regular armed forces and the Janjaweed have targeted
civilian populations and ethnic groups from which the
rebels primarily draw their support.The Sudanese
government and the Janjaweed militias are responsible
for the burning and destruction of hundreds of villages,
the killing of hundreds of thousands of people and
rape and assault of thousands of women and girls.

THE FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!• As many as 400,000 people have been killed;
• An estimated 2.5 million innocent civilians have
been forced to flee their homes and now live in
internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in
Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad;
• Over 3 million men,women,
and children are reliant on
international aid for survival.
Not since the Rwandan genocide of
1994 has the world seen such a
calculated campaign of displacement,
starvation, rape, and mass slaughter.

I truly believe that knowledge is key in this horrible situation. Spreading the word to people and letting others know is important. You can read more at www.savedarfur.org or on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/savedarfurcoalition