Sudan
Today in Darfur, Sudan, the government and government-sponsored Janjaweed Militia have killed more than 400,000 and caused over 2.5 million Darfurians to flee. The United Nations has called the situation in Darfur the world's worst humanitarian disaster. The Sudanese government has used rape, displacement, organized starvation, and mass murder as tools of war against the civilians of Darfur. The United States and the international community have failed to stop the raping, maiming, and killing of hundreds of thousands of people. As the world waits, this genocide continues to kill hundreds every day.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Since 1996, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has played host to the world’s deadliest conflict since World War II. More than 5.4 million people have died from the ravaging effects of war and its aftermath. Today, eastern Congo is caught in an epidemic of appalling sexual violence, as militias use rape as a military tactic to destroy communities and exert control over natural resources. The conflict has been marked by cycles of escalation, and the international response has been wholly inadequate.
Following a landmark peace agreement and a tumultuous political transition backed by the world’s largest U.N. peacekeeping operation, the Congo held largely successful elections in 2006. However, elections were not a panacea to eastern Congo’s ills: 45,000 people die each month, mostly from hunger and disease resulting from the ongoing conflict, and over 1 million people have been displaced.
Burma
In Eastern Burma, the Burmese military regime, which has ruled since 1962, has been launching counter-insurgency campaigns that have led to widespread atrocities against civilians of ethnic minorities. More than 650,000 people have been displaced and 3,500 villages burned. Government troops have been abusing civilians who have been holding pro-democracy protests led by Burmese monks.
One Million Bones was created to shed light on these horrifying realities. We hope that this project will move people to action. Without action, more lives will be taken and people displaced. We hope that you will consider the plight of these victims and respond to this effort. GET INVOLVED
