WESTERN SUDAN IN FLAMES: BRIEFING ON THE DARFUR EMERGENCY
Friday, February 20, 2004
INTRODUCTION
As the peace process for the war in Sudan's South inches along, the situation in Sudan's western province of Darfur deteriorated quickly. UN Undersecretary General Jan Egeland described the situation in Darfur as "probably the worst humanitarian crisis in the world at this moment." Providing more details on how this western conflict broke out amid the peace processes are a panel of human rights and policy experts. Amnesty International's Adotei Akwei presents information from an AI mission to Darfur in November 2003, where they documented massive crimes against civilians. Jemera Rone of Human Rights Watch gives more information on the background to the conflict, also clarifying the close relationship between Janjaweit militia and the Sudanese government. Finally, John Prendergast of International Crisis Group offers his views on how Darfur fits into the Sudanese government's logic as to how it will engage in the Southern peace process.
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