Johns,+Noah

=__Sudanese Courts Plan__= Voilence in Darfur began in 2003 when black citizens took up arms against the Khartoum government, claiming they were being abused and descriminated against. Soon, Arab militia began a series of violent retaliating attacks against the rebels. Though many fingers have been pointed at the Khartoum for rallying the Arab pro-governmentalists, they deny any involvement in the violence. The violence has left 300,000 dead (though the Khartoum admit only 10,000 deaths) and 2.7 million homeless. The International Crime Court (ICC) is going to try President Omar al-Bashir for backing the Arab militia, but ex-South Africa leader Thabo Mbeki believes that judges from Sudan should be apointed to investigate the violence in addition to foreign judges. Martain Plaut asks, "What happens if the African Union and the Sudanese government do not see eye to eye with each other on the composition or working of these courts?" Also, neither the warrant issued by the ICC or the special court organized by the Sudanese government seem to have helped contibute to the peace. Vice-President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha attended a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, deciding on whether the idea of a hybrid court would be a good idea. Previous attemts to deal with human rights in Darfur have made very little progress, but now, with the help of a special hybrid court, Sudan can finally deal with justice.

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Some things I thought could have been better about these articles include openings, quotes and general content. For instance, in the BBC article, the first sentence talked about a hybrid court. I didn't know what a hybrid court was untill the last half of the article! So, I went back, now knowing what a hybrid court was, to reread it and full understand it. Also, quotes in the articles were helpful, but in the BBC article, the quotes were mainly at the end, and the Sudan Tribune may have even used too many quotes. The placcement of the quotes was good, but a couple switches could have been made to make the point more clear. Finally, the general content was very good, but a little out of order and unrevealing. I noticed the articles jumped from the current date, to the past, to what could happen, to the past again (this might be a slight over exaggeration) and only revealed some very importent facts later on. Both articles were helpful, but I mainly used the info from the BBC article. Both sites were good, but the BBC article was a little broader, and gave some back information, too. I studied the Rwanda geoncide in 8th grade, but we never looked at Darfur, so it has always interested me. I learned a lot from reading these articles, and anyone who wants to know more about Darfur would benefit from reading these articles. Overall, both articles were very helpful and I enjoyed learning about this topic.