2. Definitions
► Genocide- Any acts committed with the
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a
national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
► Hunger- The want or scarcity of food in a
country.
3. Hunger and Genocide
► Hunger occurs around the world,
but at higher rates in developing
countries.
► Genocide is occurring in a few
countries, but we will be focusing
on Darfur, Sudan
► History
► Who is helping and how
► Ethical implications
► Photo retrieved from
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/sudan_genocide_genocide_in_sudan.php
4. History
► Eruption of conflict in 2003.
► Civilians have been victimized by the Sudanese government and the Janjawid,
an allied militia
300,000 people have died
2.6 million are left homeless
Unknown numbers of women and girls have been abducted, raped and
abused
5. Outreach
►
The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
have been fighting for the people since 2003.
► Amnesty International provided testimony telling the horrors of what was
happening in Darfur in 2004.
► The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been involved in the indictments for
a few arrests of certain leaders of the Sudanese government and the Janjawid.
► Many agencies (Oxfam, Care, Save the Children UK, etc.) have been providing
aid in the form of food and water to people of Sudan.
10 foreign aid agencies have been banned from Darfur, leaving 1.5 million people
without food or water.
6. Ethics
► Unethical behavior by the Sudanese government and the Janjawid.
The Sudanese people are being stripped of their basic human rights as they are
tortured, raped and murdered.
► Agencies who are attempting to help the people of Darfur are behaving
ethically.
Ethical principles of justice (for civilians) and beneficence (helping others)
Ethical theories involved are most likely diverse:
► Rights
► Utilitarianism
► Divine command
► Intuition
7. Sources
► World Hunger Facts 2009. World Hunger Education Service
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
► History of Genocide. Genocide Intervention Network, 2009. http://www.genocideintervention.net/educate/genocide
► Darfur History. Amnesty International USA, 2009
http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur/darfur-history/page.do?id=1351103
► Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict. BBC World News, 5 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm
