Intent to Destroy: The Genocidal Impact of Forced Migration in Darfur, Sudan

Author: Patrick, Erin

Source: Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 18, Number 4, December 2005 , pp. 410-429(20)

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Journal of Refugee Studies provides a forum for exploration of the complex problems of forced migration and national, regional and international responses. The Journal covers all categories of forcibly displaced people. Contributions that develop theoretical understandings of forced migration, or advance knowledge of concepts, policies and practice are welcomed from both academics and practitioners. Journal of Refugee Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, and is published in association with the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.

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Abstract:

The conflict in Darfur is now nearly three years old. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed and millions more remain unable to return to their homes, living the barest of existences in remote and often under-stocked and under-protected camps. Displaced populations are subject to malnutrition, disease and ongoing violence. Rape and other forms of sexual violence remain a tool for instilling fear and controlling the civilian population. Yet international will to protect and assist the victims of the conflict remains weak, with governments and world bodies bogged down debating the definition of genocide and the proper venues for eventual tribunals. This paper will examine whether or not the conflict in Darfur does indeed amount to genocide, including a discussion of the role of forced displacement in reaching such a determination. It then looks at the 2005 findings of the United Nations-sponsored International Commission of Inquiry and discusses some of the reasons behind the international reluctance to reach a determination of genocide in the region. Lastly, it addresses the constructiveness of the genocide label in the context of Darfur, and presents options for moving forward with a protection agenda regardless of what the conflict is called.

Keywords: coding; contrast enhancement; convergence; dynamics; modeling; normalization; odor representation; synchrony

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1093/refuge/fei038