November 9, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized 

>Add Your Voice to Save Darfur

The Sudan is a country in North Africa with a population of 40 million people. It has long been a nation ruled by fundamentalist Islamic leaders who believe only those born of Arab descent are pure Muslims. Darfur, a region in the west of Sudan, is home to six million Muslims of African descent. For decades, the African Muslims in Darfur were treated as second-class citizens, systematically kept powerless and in poverty. In 2003, to protest the Arab-dominated government’s abuse and oppression of the people of Darfur, African rebels attacked a military outpost. Two weeks later, the Sudanese government unleashed armed Arab tribal militias. The mission: to not only kill those who planned the uprising, but wipe out their entire race.

The government-sponsored murdering militias are known as the Janjaweed, Arab for “evil on horseback.” For three years, the Janjaweed have burned a path through the entire Darfur region, torching villages, livestock and farms, gang-raping women and children and slaughtering entire families in cold blood. The United Nations calls the genocide in Sudan “today’s greatest humanitarian crisis.” Nearly 400,000 dead, millions homeless and on the brink of starvation, all as the world turns a blind eye. ~ George Clooney

The International Rescue Committeeспални

The International Rescue Committee is a global leader in emergency relief and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by conflict and oppression. The IRC is providing help to thousands of uprooted people fleeing ongoing
violence in Darfur, Sudan. The conflict has driven more than 2 million people from their homes and into overcrowded camps, and as many as 400,000 people are now dead or have disappeared from Darfur.

In addition, the IRC works in all four conflict-affected regions of Uganda aiding victims of violence and providing assistance to the most needy. A total of 5 million people are estimated to benefit from the IRC’s programs in Uganda. For more information on the IRC, please visit www.theirc.org.

The Save Darfur Coalition

The Save Darfur Coalition’s mission is to raise public awareness and to mobilize an effective unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of 2 million people in the Darfur region. The Rally to Stop Genocide will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2006. It will feature leading voices in the effort to stop genocide in Darfur. For more
information on the Rally to Stop Genocide and more, please visit www.savedarfur.org.

Genocide Intervention Network

The Genocide Intervention Network envisions a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. Its current mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. For more information, please visit genocideintervention.net.

UNICEF

800-4-UNICEF

Contributions to UNICEF’s emergency relief efforts can help provide education, health care, nutrition, protection, clean water and sanitation to the children and women affected by the Pakistani earthquake disaster.

For more information, please visit www.unicef.org
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