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Article: Amherst College makes stand against genocide in Dafur
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- February 14, 2006
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David Humphreys
University Wire
02-14-2006
(Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- In an act against the genocide happening in the Darfur region of Sudan, Amherst College's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to divest and abstain from any direct investments with companies who have supported in some way the Sudanese government's mass ethnic cleansing.
The genocide was officially recognized by the United States House of Representatives on June 24, 2004, according to Res Publica, a human rights organization based out of New York.
The fighting is mainly being carried out by the Sudanese-sponsored Janjaweed (or Janjawid) which is backed by the Sudanese air force and the Native ...
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