Ghana: Obama on Darfur Children, Congo Women
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Channel: Rapporteur News · 2009 · News & Politics
During his address to the Parliament of Ghana, US President Barack Obama refers to the drama of the children in Darfur and the women in the Congo. "That is why we must stand up to inhumanity in our midst. It is never justifiable to target innocents in the name of ideology. It is the death sentence of a society to force children to kill in wars. It is the ultimate mark of criminality and cowardice to condemn women to relentless and systematic rape. We must bear witness to the value of every child in Darfur and the dignity of every woman in Congo. No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them. All of us must strive for the peace and security necessary for progress," he says.
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