Mid-Atlantic Regional Action of the Month
DARFUR AND EASTERN CHAD:
Human rights at risk for hundreds of thousands of civilians

The well-documented violence in Darfur, Sudan, that began in 2003 continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people who now live as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) in both Sudan and neighboring Chad. Security in Darfur itself continues to deteriorate, and eastern Chad has become the site of a significant humanitarian crisis, the direct result of events in Darfur. The numbers tell the story: over two million Darfuris are internally displaced and 230,000 are refugees in Chad; 100,000 Chadians are internally displaced, and at least another 15,000 have become refugees in Darfur. Humanitarian access by aid agencies is limited, and physical security for refugees, IDPs, and aid workers is severely eroding.

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