Sudan is suffering from a long civil war in which the extremist Muslim government is actively starving, torturing, and persecuting black Christians and Animists in the south of the country.
Slavery is common practice in parts of Sudan.
A freed slave, Francis Bok, joined the congressman. In this modern world it is hard to believe that brutalities like those in Sudan are still going on, said Rep. Pitts. Slavery and torture are commonplace. A government is purposely starving its own people. They re bombing churches and schools just to terrorize people.