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Ethnic Violence

Ethnic Violence. Sudan and Bolivia By Lindsay S, Laura, and Maggie. Development. Development is the improvement of life for a country’s citizens and obtaining social justice within the society.

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Ethnic Violence

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  1. Ethnic Violence Sudan and Bolivia By Lindsay S, Laura, and Maggie

  2. Development • Development is the improvement of life for a country’s citizens and obtaining social justice within the society.

  3. "The UN is seriously concerned about the increasing violence in the area and the continuing loss of innocent lives of women, men and children," stressed UN Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Southern Sudan Lise Grande. (Sudan, 1)

  4. 57 people were wounded, the majority of them children with some in critical condition, and forced at least 1,550 from their homes.

  5. 1,000 people have been killed and over 100,000 uprooted from their homes

  6. Janjaweed • A group of black Arabs that terrorize non Arabs including women and children.

  7. "Survivors told us of villages surrounded at night by men with torches and machine guns, the killing of men, women, and children, the burning of people alive in the grass huts of Darfur.  They told us of the rape and mutilation of young girls, of execution by machete of young men-sometimes eighty at a time in long lines." (Daoud Hari, 3)

  8. Violence in Bolivia

  9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7571447.stm

  10. “We are alarmed by these recent attacks against the press during a time where Bolivians need to be informed about crucial political changes that will affect their lives,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. “We urge Bolivian authorities to ensure that journalists are allowed to report freely.” (Bolivian Media Attacked, 1)

  11. Causes of Ethnic Violence • Bolivia- Current pres. is the first indigenous one • Sudan- Arabs in the north, Christians in the south

  12. Works Cited • "Bolivia: 2007 - Committee to Protect Journalists." Press Freedom Online - Committee to Protect Journalists. 2 June 2009 <www.cpj.org>. • "Culture of Sudan - History and ethnic relations, Urbanism, architecture, and the use of space." Countries and Their Cultures. 2 June 2009 <www.everyculture.com>. • "Despite aid effort, Sudan famine squeezing life from dozens daily - July 31, 1998." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 1 June 2009 <www.cnn.com>. • "Ethnic violence and hunger add to south Sudan's woes." Ethnic violence and hunger add to south Sudan's woes. 28 May 2009 <www.alertnet.org>.

  13. …works cited continued… • Hari, Daoud. The Translator. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008. • "Sudan: A Historical Perspective." 1A1: Sudan Page @ Sudan.Net. 1 June 2009 <www.sudan.net/government/history>. • "Sudan: UN Urges End to Inter-Ethnic Clashes in South." AllAfrica.com: Home. 28 May 2009 <http://allafrica.com/stories/200905130839.html>. • "Sudan's shadowy Arab militia." BBC NEWS | News Front Page. 1 June 2009 <news.bbc.co.uk>. • "Tribal violence threatens Sudan election - Sudan- msnbc.com." Breaking News, Weather, Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Travel, Science, Technology, Local, US & World News- msnbc.com. 28 May 2009 <www.msnbc.msn.com>. • "Villagers flee ethnic violence in eastern Chad." SudanTribune : plural news and views information source on Sudan. 2 June 2009 <www.sudantribune.com>.

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