Brian Steidle

Brian Steidle is an American human rights activist , journalist , former soldier , photographer, and writer who worked to publicize the Darfur conflict in Sudan . Together with his sister Gretchen Steidle Wallace, Steidle wrote the book "The Devil Came on Horseback", on which the documentary " Die Todesreiter von Darfur " is based. Before moving to Darfur, he served in the US Marine Corps until 2003 , most recently with the rank of captain.

Sudan

Brian Steidle worked for seven months from January 2004 for the Joint Military Commission in the Sudanese Nuba Mountains on monitoring the ceasefire. In September 2004 he began his work as one of three US military observers for the African Union in Darfur . There he witnessed many crimes, but was not allowed to intervene, only to observe. After the end of his six-month contract, he returned to the USA and reported on his experiences in Darfur, including before a subcommittee and the Black Caucus of the US Congress , gave lectures and acted as an advisor to various non-governmental organizations . Steidle later returned to Chad , where many people from Darfur had fled to continue documenting the events and making them known. He wrote the book "The Devil Came on Horseback" (the title refers to the Janjawid , a militia). A documentary film “ The Death Riders of Darfur ” was also produced on Steidle's story. Steidle himself appears in the film and tells what he witnessed in Darfur and interviews survivors.

In order to be able to provide concrete help, Steidle helped his wife, Andi Scull Steidle, to start the organization Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE). Most recently, he founded Steidle Corporation, which provides advice and investigation into human rights abuses, genocide and illicit trafficking.

References

• Action week Darfur
• culture time 3sat
• In Darfur, My Camera Was Not Nearly Enough, article by Steidle in the Washington Post, March 20, 2005
• Interview with Brian Steidle (English)
• Brian Steidle in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ A Global Review of Human Rights: Examining the State Department's 2004 Annual Report , United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs . March 17th, 2005. Archived from the original on January 30th, 2009 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 1, 2009.  
2. ^ Payne Announces the 2005 Congressional Black Caucus Mid-Year Brain Trust on Africa Highlighting Genocide in Darfur , United States House of Representatives . March 31, 2005. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 2, 2009.