Summary+of+the+Darfurian+Genocide

=Summary of the Darfurian Genocide= The Darfurian Genocide involves the perpetrators of the Sudanese security forces, Janjaweed militias and the government of Chad, among many others, oppressing the victims which include civilians of Darfur, mostly women and children. Peace keepers and aid workers have also been targeted. Altogether 450,000 innocent human beings have died. The worlds response to the Darfurian genocide overall has not been good. Countries have not taken the necessary steps to help end the genocide, although it will be hard since the President of Sudan is saying help from other counties is not needed and that all aid should be removed. Around the world people are outraged and a Darfur movement has begun involving colleges and schools, the United Nations Security Council, multiple organizations andn projects and countries such as the United States, France and Canada.

In Ervin Staub's book, __The Roots of Evil,__ he outlines some common precursors to genocide. They include difficult life conditions, including "homelessness, loss of individuality in a mass of needy humanity or standing in line for a job, fear for one's life and one's family, the oppressive anxiety of an uncontrollable and unpredictable future, and the disconnection among people who have lost their bearing in the world" (Staub 233-234). Cultural preconditions are also mentioned and the perpetrators have a "high sense of self esteem, a sense of entitlement, and underlying insecurity" (234). The victims become devalued in this situation. These theories happened in our genocide because in Darfur the people were frustrated by poverty and neglect and rebel groups were created which began uprising against the government. The government responded with a scorched earth campaign and bankrolling militias againts innocent civilians. Life conditions such as homelessness and fear for one's life were definetly present in Darfur, as Staub mentions in his book. Staub talks about bystanders and says that they are usually fearful to intervene or do not feel that they have an obligation to do so. He says that "to avoid catastrophes of group violence, people often need to act at an early stage", and since this did not happen in Darfur the violence has escalated (239). Some of the bystanders in the Darfurian genocide have been the Sudanese, United States and Chinese governments, as well as European leaders. Overall, the theories that Staub mentions in his book are true and parallel to what has happened in the Darfurian genocide.

Book: Staub, Ervin. __The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence__. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

__Genocide In Darfur__ http://www.genocideindarfur.net