"In the ongoing genocide, African farmers and others in Darfur are being systematically displaced and murdered at the hands of the Janjaweed. The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month. The Sudanese government disputes these estimates and denies any connection with the Janjaweed." (http://www.unitedhumanrights.org)
Cowslip's Warren
"His [Bigwig's] body was twisted and his hind parts and back legs still lay along the ground. His eyes were open, but his face was such a fearful mask of blood, foam, vomit, and earth that he looked more like some demon creature than a rabbit" (Adams 114).
"The rabbits became strange in many ways, different from other rabbits. They knew well enough what was happening. But even to themselves, they pretended that all was well" (Adams 116).
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Darfur, a France-sized region with Sudan, is in the midst of a genocide, linking it closely to Cowslip's Warren. In both instances, the citizens are being targeted by a nearby enemy. Within Darfur, the enemy is a government funded group, and within Cowslip's Warren the enemy is the farmer. In both cases, people/rabbits know what is going on and are not able to protect themselves easily and many times have absolutely no control over the situation.
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