darfur

Preamble: The Negotiating Parties,  **C ** onsider the ongoing conflict in the Sudan and Darfur that have been announced as genocide by the United States, the international community has not acted with full activity due to some loopholes in the mandated international law about genocide. Upon the declaration of genocide in Sudan, according to the international law established, the international community is required to act in order to stop the genocide. The International community claimed that they have no right to invade Sudan’s territory without its government's permission and intervene with full action. The Sudanese government has allowed access to the United Nations troops and the African Union troops as peace keepers; however these troops are not mandated to shoot and protect the civilians with their full power. **H ** aving been convinced that the situation is getting worse as it goes and that the process of help by the International Community cannot keep up with the pace, it has been agreed that a peace plan is necessary; therefore we propose these articles to be followed by the community: 
 * Achieving Peace in Darfur ** 

** Article I: Refugee Camps ** (a) The amount of people forced out of their homes by the Janjaweed and forced into refugee camps is way to many. There are around 2.5 million people forced out of their homes by the Janjaweed. There is really only one way to get all of the people out of refugee camps and that is to stop the Janjaweed from killing them and burning down their homes. 

(b) We plan to help all of the people in the refugee camp is to either stop the Janjaweed from killing all of these people or to get rid of the Janjaweed. First we would talk to Chad and ask if more refugees can go there to reduce the amount of civilian casualties. Once most if not all innocent civilians are out of the country, then we will go into the country and try to reason with the Janjaweed/Sudanese government. If that doesn't go well we will start giving weapons to the SLA and JEM so they can fight the Janjaweed and the Government themselves. When the conflict is resolved we will take all refugees out of Chad and bring them back to Sudan to start their lives over again.

** Article II: Killings by the Janjaweeds ** (a)The Janjaweed is a group of Arab militia that goes around Darfur and kills, rapes, and burns down villages in order to sustain themselves. They loot and get food, water, drugs, and anything else they want or need. With the knowledge and support of the Sudanese Government this group of people is dangerous and very tough. The Sudanese Government trades oil with China for guns and then give the guns to the Janjaweed which means they are armed with very good weapons. 

(b)Our plan to fix this problem is basically the same as the plan to fix the refugee camps. First we will need to get as many civilians out of the country as we can so civilian casualties are down to a minimum. This will also allow troops to know who is the Janjaweed because they will be one of the only groups left others will know who to target. Then we will start to give weapons, ammunition, and other supplies to the SLA and JEM so they can solve their own problems. If those two rebel groups can't get rid of the Janjaweed the U.S will send in troops to help. Once the problem is over move the civilians back into Sudan and have them start a new government free from corruption and murder.

** Article III: Land Ownership ** (a) The problem with landownership in Darfur is that many people are dying over the land. The Janjaweed are going into the Black African villages and killing all of them while the government lets it happen. This is why we must split up the Black Africans and the Sudanese. 

(b) Our solution to the landownership problem is to split up the country into two sections being the North and the South. The Sudanese will take the Northern half of the country while the Black Africans will take the southern half of the country. At first we will also put UN troops on the border to protect the two sides from any attacks that might go on after the country is split in half.

** Article IV: Supply of weapons by China ** (a) With Sudan’s plentiful supply of oil, there is no wonder why an economic giant like China would invest heavy amounts of money for Sudan’s oil trade. Sudan’s economy depends mostly on the Chinese trade. In return for the oil, China has become Sudan’s largest supplier of arms ; this including Chinese-made tanks, fighter planes, bombers, helicopters, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades that have intensified the conflict in Sudan. These weapons are then supplied to the Janjaweeds by the Sudanese government for the purpose of “overthrowing the rebel groups.” <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

(b) We plan is to convince China in using its influence over Sudan in order to mitigate and eventually stop the mass murders in Darfur. We require China to stop its weapons trade with Sudan considering that the Sudanese government supplies these weapons out to the Arab militias called the Janjaweeds. The Janjaweeds later use these weapons to scare away and kill civilians in and out of their homes. The cease of the weapons trade will help lessen the chances of these people becoming refugees at the country of Chad’s borders causing other diplomatic complications not only for the people of Darfur and Sudan, but also the International Community. We say that China's supply of weaponry to Sudan must also put a weigh of responsibility on them about the on going genocide in Darfur. This is not saying that China's oil trade with Darfur must stop for this will cause further international stir; but we therein say that China must stop its supply of weapons to the country of Sudan for our aim of mitigating the situation into a stop.

** Article V: Political Power ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">(a) The Janjaweed and Sudanese government want to wipe out all Black Africans. The Janjaweed is fighting the SLA and JEM which are two rebel groups which is made up by civilians opposing the government. The Sudanese government wants the land of black Africans. Al-Bashir, president of Sudan is on the side of Sudanese government and the Janjaweeds, so we have to find a way to stop having Al-Bashir's trade with China. If they don't trade oil with China, China won't send weapons. Though the U.S needs to step in and talk to Al-Bashir about the lives of many civilians which have been lost. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">

(b) We plan to get the U.S. involved, but not to much involved where the Sudanese Government would be agitated into an extent of declaring war. We are going to have the Janjaweed forced out of Sudan and have the civilians to go back to living their lives. The U.S should give SLA and JEM weapons to fight for themselves since the U.S can't intrude. Also, the U.S would try and tell Al-Bashir to stop trading oil for weapons, and to tell the Sudanese government to have the Janjaweed leave the Sudanese area. As noted above, the only problem is that Al-Bashir wants the land. Maybe the U.S can get Al-Bashir to sign a peace treaty. The peace treaty could involve the Janjaweed to own some of the land, but not all of it.

** Article VI: Genocide–justice; punishment for the perpetrators ** (a) The genocide in Darfur lasted for several years up and including today. In 2003, the Janjaweeds grew more aggressive in their killings to achieve their goal of race purification, of course with the support of the Arab-run Sudanese government which supplies them their weapons. With the Janjaweed's escalating aggressiveness, the two rebel groups, Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) decided to cooperate in order to stop the Sudanese government's tyranny, namely its president Al-Bashir's tyranny towards his own people.

(b) We see the perpetrators as the ones who conducted the killings, supported and supplied the weapons to those who commit the murders. We do not require their death as their punishment, as we consider that taking the lives of these perpetrators is a contradiction to our goal; that is to prevent further killings. We say that these people who conducted and supported the mass murders should be captured and be put in trial in front of the International Community. Those who are in any political power who took any part in the genocide, whether their hands might have not been drenched in blood, should be stripped off of their position and must be mandated to pay a certain amount to support the lives of the refugees. Along with this, the perpetrators must also serve all their lifetime in high priority prison. If these punishments are not enough and that the people along with the International Community require for the death sentence of the perpetrators, then shall be it; though we do not think that the lives of these murderers can bring a full justice for the lives of their victims. We think that it would not be enough.

@Riza, Jim, Bob, Christina