From Darfur: Children's Drawings of Genocide 2/2

What have the children of Darfur witnessed?

In June 2007, a Waging Peace researcher visited Darfuri refugees and displaced Chadians in eastern Chad. She collected testimonies from adults, and gave children, aged 6-18, paper and pencils to describe their dreams and memories. Nearly all the children drew pictures of attacks on their villages by Sudanese Government forces and Janjaweed militia.

The testimonies and graphic depictions of violence starkly contradict the Sudanese Government's version of events in Darfur. The children's drawings will form part of the evidence submitted to the International Criminal Court for the investigation of war crimes in Darfur.

This video features a small selection of the 500 drawings by children from Darfur and Chad who have been displaced by the Darfur conflict.

One boy wrote on the back of his drawing: "Look at these pictures carefully, and you will see what happened in Darfur. Thank you"

Drawings and interpretations:
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Music: Epilogue - Terry Hall & Mushtaq
From the album: The Hour of Two Lights - Terry Hall & Mushtaq

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• Darfur
• Genocide
• Chad
• Sudan
• Childrens
• Drawings

[MiraginXXX]

Childrens Art is truly drawn straight from the Heart .. Another generation of innocents who's spirits will be tainted by madness ! ..