Title: Genocide: burden of proof and inaction is costing lives in Sudan
Abstract: Recent reports by humanitarian organisations in Darfur, Sudan, indicate that state and non-state actors are committing systemic genocide on the civilian population in this region. 1 Human Rights Watch Darfur destroyed: ethnic cleansing by government and militia forces in western Sudan. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/sudan0504/Date: May, 2004 Google Scholar , 2 Amnesty International Sudan Darfur: “Too many people killed for no reason”. http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540082004?open&of=ENG-SDN Google Scholar The allegation is that thousands of people have been killed and more than a million displaced. 3 United Nations United Nations confirms massive humanitarian crisis in Darfur and insists on improved security and access. http://www.unsudanig.org/News/Data/Press/2004/pressrelease1may2004.doc Google Scholar Almost all those displaced people are being forced to live in searing heat, without reliable supplies of food and water, and in need of medical attention. WHO has warned that these conditions could precipitate 10000 deaths in July alone. 4 WHO Health aspects of the humanitarian crisis in the Greater Darfur Region of Sudan. http://www.who.int/features/2004/darfur/en/index.htmlDate: June 7, 2004 Google Scholar Additionally, the UN has reported that 575000 children in the region have severe malnutrition. 5 Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund on the work of its 2004 annual session. http://www.unicef.org/french/about/04-AS_boardreport.pdf Google Scholar