~Spirit of humanity~

(This post was forwarded from my friend..Nad..Though I myself dun have time to read it..hehe..just post it here..to let u guys have a look n read it k) *Sorrie eh Nad* hehe...

The questions i often receive is ' Why the interest in genocidal/mass attrocities crimes now?'. I admit that for a long time, the world to me is just Singapore and ASEAN. But like i mentioned in my previous post, movie Hotel Rwanda changed my life. And Rwanda's genocide happened in 1994.

This book highlights the existence of genocide even in this age and the question that i have for myself is ' Am i going to let this genocide in Darfur to be exactly like what happened in Rwanda?' Do we want to be remembered in the books of our children's history as 'People/Countries that just watch by as mass attrocities unfolds in front of their eyes?' We, the citizens of the world, made that mistake not once,but more than that. Are we going to let this be another huge mistake that will taunt us as we live our lifes? Not for me...and i'm starting small.

For those who are interested, below are the links for starters;

http://www.notonourwatchbook.com/index.html (Link to the book)

http://www.enoughproject.org/

http://www.eyesondarfur.org/

Brief Summary of what's happening

The crisis in Darfur, in western Sudan, has led to some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable, including systematic and widespread murder, rape, abduction and forced displacement. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have died as a result of both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks, and more than 2 million civilians have been forced to flee from their homes.

The situation on the ground has been plagued with renewed violence, Janjaweed attacks, and aerial bombing by the Government of Sudan's military. Currently, the Government of Sudan is resisting the UN Security Council-mandated peacekeeping operation that is desperately needed.

Amnesty representatives have met with UN, U.S. and European officials to call for their vigorous action and have pressed the governments of Chad and Sudan directly. Amnesty's global membership has also organized letter-writing campaigns and demonstrations to draw attention to the crisis.

The international community must, at long last, put a stop to these atrocities and bring relief to those who have survived but continue to suffer. Join the growing movement of citizens worldwide who are taking action for Darfur. ~ taken from http://www.eyesondarfur.org