Wednesday
Mar192008
Photos from Sudan
One recently freed South Darfur slave boy helps another open his sack of hope - these sacks will provide for the former slaves for months
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President of South Sudan Salva Kiir
Quant: just arrived from northern Sudan, mother taken into slavery when community was burned in Southern Sudan, without medical treatment and surgery he will die, his mother was beaten, she had other children
Close-up of Quant's leg wound: the white is chalk used by the Sudanese to 'prevent' infection. CSI will help him, but without treatment he will die
Recently Freed South Darfur Former Slaves Line Up For Sacks of Hope
Boys now in late teens freed 24 hrs before trns arrived in exchange for cow vaccine: opening "sacks of hope" in South Darfur - sacks will allow them to survive for months.
Leg wound of recent Returnee: girl was unsure of how she received wound, but must have immediate treatment
Akec Mou: Arrived one day before TRNS people - Christian, husband had two wives, first wife was enslaved, she was caught in Darfur because she was trying to find her enslaved children - never found them - she was gone for years.
Arms raised of people who have witnessed someone they know killed - Majang Kar: these people were returned to this village in last 4 days - many of these women were slaves taken from the village forcibly years ago
Face of Newly Freed Former Slave Boy in South Darfur
Abook taken when she was 5 years old: North Arabs converted her to Islam, changed her name, forced her to do everything around the house, gang raped, freed within the last 24 hrs, constantly insulted, never plate of food for her, given leftovers to eat like a dog, refused female circumcision, has no children.
Leg wound of slave boy - boy was beaten and stabbed
Acatch's wound from a different angle: beaten with bamboo and also stabbed
Group of Recently Freed 24 hrs before TRNS arrived: Group of Recently Freed 24 hrs before TRNS arrived - brought out to field by local cattlemen under a local agreement - local peace agreement signed in 1991 and 92 between Arabs and Dinka on Darfur / South Sudan border - boys did not know they would be freed - many were enslaved for up to 15 years - each in mid to late teens - each slave traded for cow vaccine
Leg wound of recently freed South Darfur slave: Acatch (all name spellings are phonetic) was forced to be Muslim - can understand his own language - had to call his master "Master" or else he would be beaten - beaten when a goat would not return - beaten with Bamboo - does not remember mother's name - often hungry
Red, rusty tint in these boys hair is due to malnutrition - unsure of eye problems - in town we flew in to and landed on dirt field - Gok Machar (phonetic)
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Darfur, Slavery, Sudan, darfur2008 in Pictures
Darfur, Slavery, Sudan, darfur2008 in Pictures
Reader Comments (17)
You may decieve the naiive westerner but for a professional journalist like myself your comments are unfounded!!
very sad situation
And we boycott Cuba?
We can't boycott our present government but we can certainly boycott Fox Mews
thank you for your compassion, bless you all
We do not need another Iraq with a full blown North/South War to give oil companies access to Sudan. The people of Sudan deserve better and African everywhere will fight you to prevent anything but negociated political solutions. Sudanese and Africa can and will solve the crisis in the Sahel without western inervention.
I found factual, honest info on Sudan at www.darfur23.org
I am very saddened by these pictures. As a foster/ adoption mom, It just breaks my heart see these children with out a medical attention, a home, and a family (to love, nurture, and be there for them in time of need. Slavery is one the most god awful things that can be done to another human being. Thank You so much for doing what you are doing for those people in the Sudan.
Oh God, i feel so blessed when i'm looking these pictures.I could have been one of them.I'm from a poor country called HAITI.I was raised in orphanafe for 23 years. I have ever met my family since i was a little boy. Living in United Stated and enjoying life is a blessing.I'm not boasting myself but Gof is so faithful and his mercy endures for ever.
My heart is broken in pieces when i'm looking these pictures.They are very innocent and propablydon't feel loved,rejected and and even hated.I pray God will heart these people cry and their oppression.They are human being as we all are.They need to be treated fairly and feel loved.Please feel free to write me on my-email address above if there any donation i can make. Thanks
It is absolutely and positively jaw-droppingly STUNNING that we, as both a nation and as fellow earthlings, can tolerate these kinds of situations. These pictures certainly add an entirely new complexion to the (often repeated) Christian phrase "the least among us." These pictures evoke a strong feeling of being "overwhelmed." In spite of this we've got a great deal of work we need to do to help these people. This is no way for any human to live...no way.
I recently read the book written by Mende Nazer. I knew about slavery in Mauritania, but not so much in Sudan. All you ever hear is Genocide. Not much is said about SLAVERY. As a descendant of slaves in America, I am sickened and angry to read about this. Those who caputure, sell and keep slaves are void of any moral conscious. I don't care if it is "1790, 1835, or 2008" They will be judge by the almighty. It is not human to keep someone captive and work them for no money and think that your life will be okay. Judgement Day--these people will get theirs. It's okay to mention Genocide, but I believe that it diminishes the horror of SLAVERY and all that is associated with it; especially the rape of children, women and grandmothers....sick, sick..sick. IT MUST STOP NOW!!!
Despite the myriad reactions one might feel after looking at these pictures, the vast majority of which I can surely empathize, an urge to glorify one's personal god is so painfully ironic, so blisteringly ignorant, and so insulting to these peoples' suffering, it boggles the mind.
The long history of the exploitation of Africa, the corporate barons and economic agents, the gluttony of corrupt leaders, the machinations of foreign governments and industry... these are the pathogens that have infected Africa and have led to the sickness we see before us..
Sacks of hope is a start, awareness is a start, bold writers like Thom Hartmann and journalists like Ellen Ratner and Amy Goodman are an even better start.. But we will never solve these problems without taking on the real enemies, and no longer begging for the mercy of imagined deities amidst mountains of real and mounting suffering.
Do you really think that the Sudanians are going to make it on their own? I mean look at those people in Uganda, they have poor medical attention but are still finding every small inch of hope to survive. In situations such as these, I believe America has the right to get involved, it never hurts to save another one's life. Its better to be recognized as a "friend" rather than "universal bully", don't you agree?
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These injuries are mostly either from war or from the disease from they have when living there. I think that the disease there is that fly that lays the eggs on the flesh... By the way, I have come across a cause, and they will be building a school in Leer, Sudan, that is http://emmaacademyproject.com/" rel="nofollow">The Emma Academy Project.