Darfur+Crisis

=Darfur Crisis-More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced during three years of ethnic conflict in Darfur. Now, the violence is spreading and threatening the stability of neighboring countries. =

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==Is the Crisis in Darfur Genocide? [] ==

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Online Resources
Save Darfur. @http://www.savedarfur.org/content //The Save Darfur Coalition was founded in 2004. The mission of the coalition is to raise public awareness and mobilize response to the atrocities in Darfur. The coalition continues to apply political pressure on elected leaders to end what it considers the first genocide of the 21st century.//

Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/ //Web site for Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent, nongovernmental organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. HRW investigates and exposes human rights violations around the world.//

Amnesty International: Eyes on Darfur. @http://www.eyesondarfur.org/ //Maintained by Amnesty International, Eyes on Darfur "leverages the power of high-resolution satellite imagery to provide unimpeachable evidence of the atrocities being committed in Darfur—enabling action by private citizens, policy makers and international courts."//

Darfur Information Center. @http://www.darfurinfo.org/dic.html //Web site for the Darfur Information Center. The main objectives of the Center are to "provide balanced views and news about the current events in Darfur; provide general information about Darfur history, culture, geography, for Sudanese and non-Sudanese; serve as an advocacy organization that promotes peaceful co-existences between various ethnic groups of Darfur; expose the atrocities and human rights abuses committed by the Sudanese government, and various militia groups; and provide political solutions for the current political turmoil in Darfur within a unified Sudan."//

UNAMID. http://unamid.unmissions.org //UNAMID is a joint peacekeeping operation between the African Union and the United Nations (UN). It was established in 2007 after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to send troops to Sudan under Resolution 1769. Under its mandate, UNAMID is tasked with protecting civilians, displaced persons, and UN and AU personnel; supporting the political process; monitoring compliance of ceasefire agreements; coordinating logistical support for noncombat activities; and facilitating humanitarian access to people in need.//