Darfur

Since I was a senior in high school I have been very involved in the genocide in Darfur. The situation is extremely complex, and many people, both male and female, are treated extremely poorly. However, women are Darfur are raped, and it is used as a weapon. I find it very disturbing. Women who are "in the way" are raped by any man in the janjaweed that feels it is "necessary" to keep a woman hushed, or scared of the military.
Rape is not only a sexual act, but a violent act, it is hard to imagine a whole country's military raping any woman that crosses the path of a military man. Although, in many similar situations, such as the one in Darfur, women are spared from the violence and killings, but in Darfur they are not spared violence or killings. Many women have been killed, and more women than men have been displaced in Internal Displacement Camps. Many women are left raising their children by themselves, and are responsible for feeding them and fetching water. In Darfur, there is no running water or electricity, so one must go to a well and get the water, and then carry it back to their home, or their tent, or wherever they may be staying due to the conflict in Darfur. It is a very difficult situation, and it is important for women all around the world to educate themselves in what is happening to women in thrid world countries around the world.