Darfur: 10 years after the crisis [LIVE], Amsterdam - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 5 juni 2013 20:00 |
|---|---|
| plaats | Amsterdam |
| locatie | De Balie  |
| aanwezigen | J.P. (Jan) Pronk i, L. (Leon) Willems i e.a. |
| organisatie | De Balie i |
Free entrance. To register please sent an e-mail to aanmelden@niod.knaw.nl
2013 marks the sad 10 year anniversary of the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.
The crisis in Darfur started in 2003 when rebels from non-Arab groups picked up arms against the government of Sudan. They accused the government of oppressing non-Arabs and neglecting the region’s development needs.
The Sudanese government responded to the rebellion with an extremely violent counter-insurgency which included the formation of the infamous Janjaweed militia. In the years that followed, the militia attacked villages, during which inhabitants were killed, mutilated and raped. The estimated number of deaths resulting from the Darfur conflict is as high as 300.000 and millions of people fled their homes.
Although attention for Darfur has largely subsided, the situation in the Sudanese region is still worrying today. Large numbers of refugees and internally displaced continue to live in camps, where they have to deal with violence, hunger and disease on a day to day basis. Meanwhile, despite peace processes that took place in 2006 and 2011 and the deployment of UN Peacekeepers, fighting in Darfur continues.
NIOD Now will reflect on the past 10 years with four experts. What has happened in Darfur during the past ten years? What is the current state of affairs? What has been the impact of the ICC arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir? How has the situation changed after the independence of South Sudan in 2011? And what possible solutions may help bring an end to the crisis?
Discussion Chair
- Jan Pronk: former UN Special Representative for Sudan
Lectures and discussion by:
- Leon Willems: director of Free Press Unlimited, founder of Radio Darfur.
- Frans Bieckman: Expert on Sudan, Director of The Broker and author of Soedan. Het sinistere spel om macht, rijkdom en olie.
- Saskia Baas: Expert on Sudan, researcher and lecturer at the University of Amsterdam / Amsterdam University College.
Free entrance.
To register please sent an e-mail to aanmelden@niod.knaw.nl
http://www.niod.knaw.nl/nl/activiteiten/niod-nu-darfoer-10-jaar-na-de-crisis
Inhoudsopgave
Deze organisatie organiseert debatten, seminars, theater- en filmvoorstellingen met betrekking tot culturele, sociale en politieke vraagstukken in Amsterdam. Door middel van deze activiteiten worden vele interessegebieden bestudeerd en bediscussieerd, zoals technologie, kunst, economie, de veranderende bevolkingssamenstelling, Europa etc. De Balie is open voor een breed publiek en voor alle soorten media.
De Balie is gevestigd in het voormalige gerechtshof aan het Leidseplein in Amsterdam, en is in 1982 opgericht. Voormalig PvdA-politicus Felix Rottenberg i is mede-oprichter van de organisatie.