Author

Contributions

  • Prendergast, John, 1963- - Contributor
  • Sorensen, Karen. - Contributor
  • Human Rights Watch/Africa. - Contributor
  • Human Rights Watch (Organization) - Contributor

Publication

1994 - Human Rights Watch, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

69,750 words, Guess

Page Count

279 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • Goodreads1222688

Classifications

  • DDC323.4/9/09624
  • LCCJC599.S73 R66 1994

Alternate Titles

  • Sudan, civilian devastation.

Description

Since 1983, the civil war in southern Sudan has claimed the lives of some 1.3 million civilians as a result of targeted killings, indiscriminate fire, or starvation and disease. Both government and rebel forces are culpable as they wage war in total disregard for the welfare of civilians, violating almost every rule of war applicable in an internal armed conflict. Government forces have engaged in indiscriminate aerial bombardments, scorched each tactics, torture, disapperance and summary executions. The two factions of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army have engaged in indiscriminate attacks, destruction of property, looting, and long-term sieges that starve civilians. The cumulative effect has been to turn Sudan's southern region into a permanent emergency situation where war, flood, drought, and disease have torn apart ordinary survival strategies and made millions dependent in whole or in part on international assistance.

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