دكتور عشاري و اعادة اختراع ابوك مشام: المثقف و الرق كمتخيل

Quote: 48. We asked members of the Dinka Committee a number of questions arising from the publicity in the international media about individuals in slavery being released as a result of payments of money (ransoms or "redemption" payments) made in North Bahr El Ghazal to agents who are said to visit South Darfur and West Kordofan to secure releases. CSI, based in Switzerland, states that its representatives have paid money to secure the release of more than 42,000 people from slavery in Sudan, and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), based in the United Kingdom, states it has secured the release of about 1,500 as a result of payments. We asked members of the Dinka Committees in Nyala and Ad-Dha'ein whether any such agents had been reported to be active in the vicinity in recent years, seeking Dinka working for or living with Rizeigat families and accompanying them back south, and whether or not money was handed over to the families for whom they were working. Members of the Dinka Committees engaged in identifying Dinka women and children living with Baggara families reported that, on occasion, when they went back to find someone whom they had previously identified, the person was gone. However, they believed that in every case of this sort, the Dinka concerned had been handed on to another Baggara family, rather than to an agent of any sort. They disputed the dependability of CSI's reports of releases and suggested that, for practical reasons, it would be quite impossible to secure the release of the such large numbers of individuals as alleged (hundreds or sometimes thousands in one go), yet alone to accompany them safely back from Darfur or Kordofan to the parts of North Bahr El Ghazal, which are visited by foreigners representing CSI and CSW