Thursday, June 07, 2007

Eyes on Darfur: a global satellite neighborhood watch

Amnesty International has established the Eyes on Darfur site for the purpose of enabling people around the world to keep an eye on villages “at risk” in Darfur, an area in the western region of Sudan. Satellite images will reveal to the world any atrocities in progress. Examples of “before” and “after” pictures of burned-out villages testify to past genocidal activity. The hope is that “private citizens, policy makers, and international courts” will join with Amnesty International in an effort to secure international monitoring and intervention in the crisis.
http://www.eyesondarfur.org/

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