On famine crimes and tragedies.

摘要

The small town of Kailak lies on the southern slopes of Darfur's Jebel Marra massif that rises from the surrounding savanna to a height of 10 000 feet. It was once a prosperous if modest market town, where farmers sold millet and fruit to merchants from the nearby city of Nyala. But for 8 weeks in 2004, Kailak achieved the ugly distinction of becoming the site of a massacre by starvation. Militiamen and soldiers torched the surrounding villages, forcing 17000 people to flee to the town. Then the armed men surrounded the makeshift camp and stopped anyone leaving.