Bringing attention to Darfur

I see more news about the Darfur situation has made it to the mainstream media. Complete story at CNN.com, here is a bit. Keep praying and get active. Rape should never be accepted.

Rape is a way of life for Darfur's women

ZAM ZAM DISPLACEMENT CAMP, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts -- violence, hunger, displacement and looting -- but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue now affecting the region is the systematic rape of women and children.

Thousands of women as young as 4 caught in the middle of the struggle between rebel forces and government-backed militias have become victims of rape, they say, with some aid groups claiming that it is being used as a weapon of ethnic cleansing.

"That is one of the biggest issues in Darfur: the rapes, and crimes against women and children," said Michael Fryer, police commissioner of UNAMID, the United Nations peacekeeping force deployed to try to tackle the violence.

Relief workers say they are powerless to stop the attacks and say that if they do speak out, they fear that the Sudanese government will tell them to leave the country.

AGAIN PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ ABOUT THIS SITUATION. YOU CAN FIND THE COMPLETE STORY AT THIS LINK.