An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide [2 volumes]: 2 volumes (Praeger Security International)

An unquestionably important, oral-history collection presents the first-person stories of survivors of the genocide in Darfur, a region in western Sudan where the Sudanese government is accused of abetting the murder of an estimated 400,000 persons.The genocide in Darfur erupted in 2003 but its seeds had been planted years before. Following years of attacks on their villages, livelihoods and persons, as well as political and economic disenfranchisement by the Government of Sudan, the black Africans of Darfur rebelled. In retaliation, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir had his troops and an Arab militia, the Janjaweed, carry out a scorched earth policy that resulted the in killing of noncombatants, men, women, children, and the elderly. In the process, females of all ages were raped, hundreds of villages were burned to the ground, and over two million people were forced from their villages. By mid-2007, estimates of those who had been killed or had perished due lack of water, starvation, or injuries, ranged from a low of 250,000 to over 400,000. This two volume set presents the harrowing stories of survivors of this genocide, and includes a collection of official documents delineating the international community's reaction to the crisis in Darfur. The author has interviewed two dozen Sudanese refugees who fled their homes and made their way to the neighboring country of Chad, recording their experiences prior to the war, during various genocide events, and following their escape. Those interviews comprise Volume One. In Volume Two, the author has selected critical documents issued by the United States, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court, each of which presents critical insights into how the international community viewed the scorched earth policy and atrocities and how it reached to such. An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide is an invaluable record of how easily a powerful government can turn against a country's weaker minorities. An Oral And Documentary History Of The Darfur Genocide Presents The Harrowing Accounts Of Survivors And Includes A Collection Of Official Documents Delineating The International Community's Reaction To The Darfur Crisis. In Volume One, The Survivors Relate Their Experiences Prior To, During, And Following The Genocidal Events. Volume Two Is Comprised Of Documents Issued By The United States, The United Nations, And The Icc, Each Of Which Presents Critical Insights Into How The International Community Has Viewed And Responded To The Atrocities. The Two-volume Set Is An Invaluable Record Of The First Genocidal Act Perpetrated In The 21st Century. --book Jacket. Machine Generated Contents Note: Volume One -- Volume Two -- Documents -- 1. Convention On The Prevention And Punishment Of The Crime Of Genocide, United Nations, Adopted By Resolution 260 (iii), December 9, 1948 -- 2. Documenting Atrocities In Darfur, U.s. State Department's Bureau Of Democracy, Human Rights, And Labor And Bureau Of Intelligence And Research, State Publication 11182, September 9, 2004 -- 3. The Crisis In Darfur, Secretary Of State Colin L. Powell, Written Remarks, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, September 9, 2004 -- 4. Report Of The International Commission Of Inquiry On Darfur To The United Nations Secretary-general, January 25, 2005 -- 5. Situation In Darfur, The Sudan: Summary Of The Case, Prosecutor's Application For Warrant Of Arrest Under Article 58 Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 14, 2008. 6. Decision On The Prosecution's Application For A Warrant Of Arrest Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir And Separate And Partly Dissenting Opinion Of Icc Judge Anita Usacka, International Criminal Court, Public Redacted Version, March 4, 2009 -- 7. The Prosecutor's Appeal Regarding Dismissal Of His Application For A Warrant Of Arrest Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 6, 2009 -- 8. Judgment On The Appeal Of The Prosecutor Against The Decision On The Prosecution's Application For A Warrant Of Arrest Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, February 3, 2010 -- 9. Second Warrant Of Arrest Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 12, 2010. [compiled By] Samuel Totten. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. How to go to your page......Page 2 Contents......Page 9 VOLUME ONE......Page 5 Introduction......Page 11 Abbreviations......Page 19 A......Page 21 H......Page 22 K......Page 23 S......Page 24 T......Page 25 W......Page 26 Historical Overview of the Darfur Genocide......Page 27 Interviews......Page 65 VOLUME TWO......Page 185 Introduction......Page 191 Documents......Page 195 1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, United Nations, Adopted by Resolution 260 (III), December 9, 1948......Page 197 2. Documenting Atrocities in Darfur, U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Publication 11182, September 9, 2004......Page 202 3. The Crisis in Darfur, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Written Remarks, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, September 9, 2004......Page 214 4. Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations Secretary-General, January 25, 2005......Page 223 5. Situation in Darfur, The Sudan: Summary of the Case, Prosecutor’s Application for Warrant of Arrest under Article 58 against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 14, 2008......Page 420 6. Decision on the Prosecution’s Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir and Separate and Partly Dissenting Opinion of ICC Judge Anita Usacka, International Criminal Court, Public Redacted Version, March 4, 2009......Page 433 7. The Prosecutor’s Appeal Regarding Dismissal of His Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 6, 2009......Page 540 8. Judgment on the Appeal of the Prosecutor against the Decision on the Prosecution’s Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, February 3, 2010......Page 564 9. Second Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court, July 12, 2010......Page 580 B......Page 587 D......Page 588 G......Page 589 K......Page 590 R......Page 591 T......Page 592 U......Page 593 Z......Page 594 Addresses a host of issues germane to the genocidal actions which the Sudanese Government has engaged in between 2003 and today (November 2010). The interviewees, all of whom were forced from their land, villages, and homes, are an eclectic group: the young and the old, men and women, the uneducated and the highly educated, common citizens, and leaders (sheiks and umdas). Their personal stories place a human face on a crisis that has resulted in the genocide of some two hundred thousand people and the deaths of scores of thousands due to what has been deemed "genocide by attrition"--The withholding of medical attention and humanitarian assistance to the black Africans as they fled and sought shelter in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the deserts and mountains of Darfur