In Sudan, Staring Genocide in the Face

In 2004 Jerry Fowler, former staff director of the Museum's Committee on Conscience, traveled to Chad to meet refugees who were driven from their homes in Sudan, their villages torched, and their property stolen.

The victims were targeted by the Sudanese government and its allies on the basis of their ethnic identity.

The Museum's Committee on Conscience declared a Genocide Emergency.

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Iridimi refugee camp, Chad. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has established a half dozen camps in eastern Chad. A serious challenge at Iridimi and other camps is providing enough water for the refugees. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bahai, Chad. Hadiya Adam Ahmed, who recently crossed into Chad, lives under a tree. She was shot twice by a Sudanese soldier guarding a well. May 2004 —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Iridimi refugee camp, Chad. These refugees are living in makeshift shelters constructed from sheeting provided by relief groups and from local materials. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Touloum refugee camp, Chad. This man lost his leg after being bombed by Sudanese government aircraft. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Iridimi refugee camp, Chad. Hadiya Adam Abdullah and her children. Her husband was kidnapped by the janjaweed when they attacked her village. She doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Iridimi refugee camp, Chad. Hawa Salihdin and her children. Her father, her brother, her cousin and 30 other people were killed when the militias attacked her village. Her mother, Hadiya Ahmed, disappeared and is still missing. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
"Jamel, une cadeau de Touloum." Virginie Cauderlie, a nurse with Doctors without Borders/Medecins sans Frontieres, holds Jamel, a "gift from Touloum" for the therapeutic feeding center run by MSF in Iriba, Chad. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bahai, Chad. The majority of refugees in Chad have "spontaneously" settled in places like Bahai and are not in organized camps. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
List of massacres, compiled by refugees in Touloum refugee camp, Chad. The refugees are desperate to have their stories told - they want the world to know where, when, what and who. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Touloum refugee camp. Like kids anywhere, many of the refugee children in Chad are living in the moment, even though they have seen things no child should have to seen, borne burdens no child should have to bear. What future will these children have? May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Touloum refugee camp, Chad. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Touloum refugee camp, Chad. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bahai, Chad. The few animals that refugees have brought with them are dying from lack of fodder and water around Bahai. The International Rescue Committee has organized a program to collect and burn carcasses to prevent the spread of disease. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Cemetery, Iridimi refugee camp, Chad. Graves of the recently deceased, including children. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Touloum refugee camp, Chad. In addition to high temperatures in excess of 110 degrees, the refugees also must cope with sandstorms. Soon, seasonal rains will add to their misery, making access to the camps more difficult and increasing the risk of diseases, such as malaria and cholera. May 2004. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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