How is it possible that most people did not know what was happening in Rwanda? The same reason(s) many have not heard of Darfur. What can we do today to be made more aware of potentially tragic situations around the world? Check out these links:
http://www.savedarfur.org Save Darfur
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/index.do Amnesty International’ s Sudan Crisis
http://www.amnestyusa.org/ Amnesty International USA
http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrrfoundation.org/ Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation
Rwanda
800,000-1.07 million killed in 100 days
8,000-10,710 killed per day
334-447 killed per hour
6-7 killed per minute.
Darfur, Sudan
400,00 people have been killed in 1095 days
366 people are killed every day
15 people are killed every hour
1 person is killed every minute
Holocaust
6 million Jews killed in 1460 days
4,110 killed per day
171 killed per hour
3 killed per minute
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