Genocide fears surge as Darfur refugees recount ethnic violence.

Genocide fears surge as Darfur refugees recount ethnic violence (nbcnews.com)

The article discusses the humanitarian crisis in Adré, Chad, where more than 200,000 refugees from the neighboring Sudan's civil conflict have sought safety. The majority of the refugees are Masalit non-Arab women and children from El Geneina and nearby communities in Sudan who have fled Arab attackers preying on them. Since mid-April, the UN believes that over 400,000 Sudanese have fled to Chad. Witnesses and El Geneina survivors who currently reside in the camp have reported seeing dead piled up on the roads in and around El Geneina. Many women and girls also claim that armed bands of men sexually assaulted them.

Due to the emphasis being given to the conflict in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear brinkmanship, the conflict in Sudan and the alleged crimes in Darfur have persisted in relative obscurity. Along with the murders and other acts of violence, there was "persistent hate speech against the Masalit community." The article also discusses the alleged involvement of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the conflict and the International Criminal Court's investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Darfur region.

We must take into account that since the Ukrainian War started almost 2 years ago, all the important media has focused on what is happening in that region as a result of how much this conflict has affected the countries that share Western values. Putin’s actions have put the world on hold and most treaties and international deals regarding cooperation have concentrated on shipping arms and humanitarian help to Ukraine. However, we cannot forget about the dozens of other wars, conflicts and genocides taking place in other places all over the planet. If we do that, they are condemned to misery.

Written by Victoria Fernández Vázquez.