Slavery in modern Sudan
In this day and age it seems almost unlikely that anything as inhuman as slavery still exist but unfortunately it does. In Sudan thousands of South Sudan people, Dinkas, are being kept as house slaves by northern Sudan slave keepers. Still nothing concrete seems to be done in order to put a stop to it. That is to say that the government of Khartoum as well as the human rights organizations have found no adequate solution yet. The question however remains whether the government of Khartoum wants to stop the slavery or not ?During the last thirty-two years of independence the Islamic government in Khartoum has tried to force its Sharia, the Islamic justice system, on the South of Sudan. This has resulted into a tragic war as most inhabitants of South Sudan are either or Christian. According to the American Committee For Refugees nearly two million people have died as a result of this war. Note that this amount is even more than all victims of war in Kosovo, Bosnia and Rwanda put together. However the war is not the only matter that is of concern to the human rights organizations that are currently
It goes without saying that something must be done. The government of Khartoum however does not seem to be particularly willing to find a solution as its main priority is to in-role its legal system through the whole country. Some human rights organizations have even suggested that the government of Khartoum is financing northern militias to find potential slaves. Apart from this the human rights organizations themselves do not have enough power or tools to fight slavery in Sudan. Clearly the only solution to slavery in Sudan is to make it public knowledge. Other countries can then send more money and people to Sudan, which will improve the existing aids to development. working in Sudan. For Instance slavery, how immoral and inappropriate in a modern society, is still booming business in Sudan. It is even estimated that about one hundred thousand South Sudan Dinka women and children are being forced to work as house slaves in northern Arabia. John Eibner of the Christian Solitary International has setup a programme to free the slaves in 1995. For fifty American dollars he can and will buy the freedom of one slave. From 1995 onwa
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