Word: darfur
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...once again witnessed failure of leadership to act in regards to genocide in Darfur—with the exception of Senator Obama, who has been on the forefront not just with his words but with his actions. He has co-sponsored six bills to help fight the genocide in Darfur, including the Darfur Accountability Act, the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, and the Sudan Divestment Authorization Act.Obama’s demonstrated commitment to ending genocide in Darfur is an example of what we, the foot soldiers of Obama’s historic march to the presidency, call the politics...
...numerous to be exorcised with education about the Holocaust alone. The French government has committed atrocities equal in scope and destruction in its bloody history of slavery and colonialism. The implications of those actions are as salient today as those of the Holocaust, for contemporary genocides like Darfur echo the cruelty of both colonialism and the Holocaust. Considering French history and global current events, the best curriculum for French students would be one that emphasizes all of France’s past mistakes and encourages children to prevent them from being repeated today...
...Ouandja, up in the turbulent and remote northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR), not far from the border with Sudan's Darfur, is connected to the capital, Bangui, by rutted roads that become impassable in the rainy season. The town and its residents have long been abandoned by the state. Still, Patrice has not lost hope that, one day, someone in Bangui might recognise his efforts as an educator...
...idea that misery loves company appears to have been at work last summer when several thousand refugees, fleeing attacks by the Janjaweed militia in Darfur, arrived in Sam Ouandja - a town where locals live in fear of their own gunmen. Ironically, however, rather than worsen the plight of already impoverished and isolated people, the arrival of the Darfur refugees has been a blessing...
...Where the residents of Sam Ouandja were fortunate is that the refugees in their midst came from Darfur, Africa's most publicized conflict. Hundreds of thousand others in the CAR have been forced to abandon their homes by a combination of local rebels, government forces and bandits, but receive far less attention. And few in the town have many illusions about how much help they'll get if or when their Darfuri visitors feel it is safe to return home...