According to Reeves, approximately half of Darfur's population, which is over three million people (2) have been displaced from their homes and the number continues to grow. More than one hundred people continue to die each day, adding up to around five thousand people dying every month (Darfurscores.org 2). The death rate is so large and continues to grow with such force that the final death toll is estimated to exceed that of Rwanda's genocide, which was "800,000 lives" (Booker et al 1).
If this kind of issue was happening in a more developed country, for example the United States, there would be floods of troops and government supported agencies to help stop these mass murders. The lack of media attention and the lack of concern shown by other nations does not help the crisis in Darfur. By people being aware of the situation and standing by and doing nothing, it enables the Khartoum government and the Janjaweed to continue with their slaughter of innocent people.
If this kind of issue was happening in a more developed country, for example the United States, there would be floods of troops and government supported agencies to help stop these mass murders. The lack of media attention and the lack of concern shown by other nations does not help the crisis in Darfur. By people being aware of the situation and standing by and doing nothing, it enables the Khartoum government and the Janjaweed to continue with their slaughter of innocent people.
The picture above is of a small refugee camp in Chad that thousands of Darfurians now call home after being displaced from their homes.Booker, Salith, and Ann-Louise Colgan. “Genocide in Darfur.” The Nation. 24 June 2004. 3 Nov
2008. < http://thenation.com/doc/20040712/booker/print>.
Reeves, Eric. “Darfur and the International Criminal Court.” Middle East Report Online. 29
April 2005. 29 Oct 2008. < http://www.merip.org/mero/mero042905.html >.
“Take Action Now.” DarfurScores.org. 2004. 3 Nov 2008.
<http://www.darfurscores.org/takeaction>.
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