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Friday, August 27, 2010

janjaweed

Bashir's presence at our promulgation yesterday prompted me to make a reminder of the war crimes he committed in Darfur. The Guardian published a photo gallery of Sudan in March 2009 which included the following image.

I was then reminded that I had actually seen this representation in the drawings by children refugees, posted on Human Rights Watch. The likeness is chilling.


Caption reads: drawing by Ala, Age 13
Like many other children, Ala witnessed conflict between rebel groups and the Janjaweed. This drawing depicts a rebel soldier first shot in the arm, then executed by gunshots to the groin. Ali, a teacher in a refugee camp, said the rebels are killed this way to emasculate them. "They [the Janjaweed] know what they are doing," he said. "They are doing it with purpose."