Simon Deng: Human rights violations in Sudan
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Deng describes Sudan as "a country that's been torn apart by racism," particularly, Arabs enslaving Africans, eh says.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:15:56 PM -
To them (Arbas), 'AN African child is a (slave)' - Dengby Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:16:25 PM
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Deng was kidnapped to be given to a neighbour as a gift - became a domestic slave.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:16:43 PM
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"I stand before you as living proof of the crimes against humanity happening over and over."by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:17:13 PM
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"I don't usually talk about my experience as a slave...because slavery itself is taboo," Deng saysby Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:19:09 PM
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Deng was forced to carry water from the Nile, one of many duties he carried out as a 9-yr-old slave.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:20:41 PM
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He links slavery to Islam, specifically the Arabs that inhabit the north of Sudan taking Christians (from the south) as slaves.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:21:29 PM
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"I didn't have a voice, I had nowhere to turn. I had to rely on my patience and hope in God. There is no way out - I was tortured."by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:22:22 PM
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"When they said that they would cut off my legs... I believed that they really meant it," - on slave masters threats if he ran away.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:23:13 PM
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"I have to talk about it so that...we can find injustices being inflicted on innocent people - and say 'No - that shouldn't be tolerated.'"by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:24:31 PM
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Talk now turning to the United Nations - which Deng refers to the United 'Do Nothing' Nations.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:25:11 PM
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"The West stands up when crimes are being committed by Westerners" - but crimes committed by Arab nations go unnoticed, he says.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:25:47 PM
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Between 1983-2005, 2 million Sudanese were slaughtered - "Not even the UN would pass one resolution against the government."by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:26:42 PM
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He says 7.5 million Sudanese were made refugees - and that one would assume the UN would pass resolutions. "Nothing was done."by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:28:36 PM
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Deng says the UN's inaction in Sudan is why he became disillusioned by the org. Adds that focus on Israel is unwarranted.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:30:13 PM
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"I've been to Israel 7 times," Deng says, adding he couldn't believe the level of acceptance of religions, LGBT, other minorities...by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:31:39 PM
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Sudanese passport stipulates that a visit to Israel will render passport void, Deng says.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:32:51 PM
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Deng notes that the first president of Southern Sudan, post-independence in 2011, made inaugural visits to Washington and Israel.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:35:25 PM
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Moving to a Q & A session now. First question: how did you retain Christianity while a slave in an Islamic household?by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:38:07 PM
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On a one or two-state solution in Israel/Palestine: Deng won't pick. Says it's up to those who were born there.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:45:43 PM
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Deng credits Israel with accepting refugees in the face of persecution in Sudan, and also under purview of UN forces in Egypt.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 5:53:54 PM
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"An attack on one Jewish person is an attack on all Jewish people," says Deng, on anti-Semitism in anti-Israel movement on uni campuses.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 6:02:34 PM
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Deng describes his escape from slavery: a chance meeting w/ a stranger from his village, and ultimately escaping with their help.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 6:08:21 PM
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"I was crying, tears were running down my face," - on hearing that his family had a funeral for him. He had been in captivity for 2 1/2 yrs.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 6:09:29 PM
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Deng wraps up Q & A session with stirring words on becoming a free man after years in slavery. Says onus is on free nations to prevent this.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 6:17:29 PM
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And that's all for today's event at Ryerson. Deng will be speaking at UofT tonight at 5pm.by Hayden Kenez via twitter 10/30/2014 6:18:37 PM
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