POL/HTY 395: Genocide & Laws of War (Rimanelli): Darfur Genocide

Darfur, Sudan

The burning of Um Ziefa in Darfur, Sudan.

Photo by Brian Steidle.

To help you get started on your research on the conflict in Darfur, Sudan:

Browse Internet resources

• background information and maps
• non-governmental and advocacy organizations
• UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Watch YouTube videos about life in refugee camps

Find books: Print and eBooks 

Find Journal Articles

Maps illustrating what’s going on in Sudan

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/sudan.html

UN Sudan Information Gateway has maps of all types

http://www.unsudanig.org/library/mapcatalogue/sudan/index.php

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Website has many links to the situation in Darfur.

http://www.ushmm.org/maps

US Department of State. Background Notes: Sudan (14 pages). Or Search Darfur for links

http://www.state.gov

CIA World FactBook. Profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, ...

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Council on Foreign Relations. "...focuses on the most significant foreign policy issues facing the United States and the international community today..."

Crisis Guide: Darfur

http://www.cfr.org/publication/13129/

Rebuilding Hope  http://www.rebuildinghopesudan.org/

New York, September 2010