IDPs To Boycott US Envoy

Unless he changes his position and takes account of our demands, he is not welcomed in our camps because he does not consider us.
Those words were spoken by a representative of Darfur’s internally displaced persons, who have decided against meeting US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration when he visits their camps.
The IDPs feel that Gration has [...]

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IDPs Want Action Not “Tourists”

Many of Darfur’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) appear to be growing disheartened at the international community’s response (or lack thereof) to their crisis.
Time and time again, foreign envoys to Sudan arrive in Darfur, assess the situation, and leave as quickly as they came.
The IDPs do not want “tourists”. They want people who will witness the [...]

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26 Million Strangers in Their Own Homes

According to a European aid organization, there were 26 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2008.
IDPs differ from refugees because, although they flee their homes, they do not cross any borders. Sadly, they are homeless in their homeland.
Three countries account for approximately 45% of the IDPs – Sudan (4.9 million displaced), Colombia (2.7 – 4.4 [...]

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Darfur – A Video Game?

I came across this early this morning. Not quite sure how to react to it – would like to hear what you guys think.
mtvU has brought together activism and technology in an effort to bring an end to the Darfur genocide. What has been created is a video game in which the user is a [...]

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“On the Brink of a Deepening Crisis”

After a visit to one of Darfur’s IDP camps, US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration came away “very concerned” about what he saw.
What he saw was an overwhelming lack of adequate water and medical supplies – the result of Sudan’s expulsion of foreign humanitarian groups who provided such necessities to millions displaced by the [...]

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“Obama, Save Us From Imminent Death”

A prominent leader representing Darfur’s IDPs and refugees has written a letter to US President Barack Obama – informing him of the deteriorating conditions in camps and demanding that he take action to prevent the “imminent death” of many.
Click here to read the letter for yourself.

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Mass Atrocity Crimes Watch List

Genocide Prevention Project, sponsor of April 2009 Genocide Prevention Month, published a Mass Atrocity Crimes Watch List for 2008 – 2009.
The list identifies countries of high concern based on factors such as exclusionary ideology, discrimination, and presence of refugees and internally displaced persons.
The number of countries included on the list?
5? 10? 15?
How about 33!
The crimes [...]

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