How does money from investment firms fund the genocide?
Sudan is a poor country by many standards, and it likely would not be able to fund genocide in Darfur on its own. To continue its campaign of death and destruction, it turns to its considerable oil supplies. Sudan does not have the technology to exploit these oil resources itself, so the government invites international companies to do so instead. In return for the right to extract oil, Sudan receives millions of dollars from these companies, as much as 70 percent of which is used to finance the country’s military. The military, in turn, arms, trains, and provides military support to the Janjaweed militia to conduct its campaign of murder, destruction, torture, and rape. How can divestment from Sudan help the people of Darfur? In the case of Darfur, there are roughly two dozen companies that are considered to be “highest offenders.” These are mostly companies that work directly with the government of Sudan to support oil exploration in the country. As much as 70 percent of the oil reve
