Genocide In Darfur: Why We Should Care with Rebecca Tinsley

MP3 Download It's never a waste of time reminding the world what's happening in places where genocide is occurring. Each of us is commissioned to speak out and shine a light on these dark atrocities that take place daily around the world. The non-Arab, indigenous population of Darfur, the western region of Sudan, has been in a state of humanitarian emergency since 2003. A genocide is being waged by the Sudanese government, which is considered an authoritarian dictatorship headed by the proclaimed President, Omar al-Bashir. Tinsley has been instrumental in getting the word out about this atrocity. She says, "I was the only journalist there, because, as anybody who knows about genocide knows, the thing you do is create a media vacuum. You stop the press getting in to tell the story." She shares specific ways we can help the people of Darfur. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms) Bio Rebecca Tinsley is a journalist and human rights activist whose work focuses on Africa. She is a former BBC repo