A genocide is under way in Sudan yet the world is silent
When an Arab militia rampaged through Maryam Suleiman’s village in the Darfur region of Sudan last year, “so many men were killed, like grains of sand”.
Sudanese children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border. AP
When an Arab militia rampaged through Maryam Suleiman’s village in the Darfur region of Sudan last year and lined up men and boys to massacre, the gunmen were blunt about their purpose.
“We don’t want to see any black people,” a militia leader said, adding mockingly: “We don’t even want to see black trash bags.” To make his point, Maryam recalled, he shot a donkey because it was black.
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