Rene Cassin/Genocide in Darfur: “When will a ‘Better Future’ begin?” – HMD 2025
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Rene Cassin
Address:
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London
Greater London
WC1B 5DP
United Kingdom
Sudan has been at war for longer than it has been at peace. The Sudanese people have been plagued by genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes since independence in 1956.
In 2003, a civil war began in the region between the sedentary population of black African farmers and the lighter-skinned nomadic Arab population. The Sudanese Government supported Arab militia – the Janjaweed – who destroyed hundreds of villages and murdered more than 200,000 people. These atrocities have been condemned as genocide by the International Criminal Court and several governments around the world.
Although these initial atrocities occurred between 2003-2005, to this day violence is ongoing within the region and the situation continues to evolve; the current cycle of violence could become worse than the genocide that started in 2003 in Darfur.
The Darfur genocide has led to approximately 400,000 Darfuri deaths and forced another 365,000 to flee to refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. Many have made their way to th
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Waging Peace