China: Estinguish the flames of Genocide in Darfur
August 8, 2008
From The Save Darfur Coalition…
As the primary economic, military and political partner of the Government of Sudan, and as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China has both the opportunity and the responsibility to contribute to a just peace in Darfur.
The atrocities in Darfur continue to intensify. Of the seven million inhabitants of Darfur, over 400,000 have already died due to the conflict and 2.5 million have been displaced. Rape and sexual violence have been and continue to be used as weapons of war against untold numbers of girls and women.
The Government of Sudan has also been involved in the forced relocation of people from refugee and Internally Displaced Peoples camps. Without homes to return to those displaced are left vulnerable to further attack.
As host of the 2008 Olympic games, China has a special role to play in ensuring that its actions this year are commensurate with the Olympic ideals of peace and international cooperation.
Akhenaton
mail@pharaohsprotege.com
Sadly I think that all the sway society might have had over China doing something about Darfur was prior to the Olympics. And in fact it did work for a while prior to the Olympics in that China actually sent someone down there to push for peace…but then the whole Tibet thing happened and Darfur was (seemingly forgotten). Still, props to you for at least saying something.