Charles Jacobs

Human rights organizations should do more to eliminate slavery in Africa, Charles Jacobs contends in the following viewpoint. According to Jacobs, slavery has been a serious problem in Sudan since the late 1980s. He asserts that Christian Solidarity International’s (CSI) efforts to liberate Sudanese slaves have been  wrongfully criticized by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Jacobs also maintains that leading human rights groups, namely Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have acknowledged the crisis but have yet to follow CSI’s lead. Jacobs is the president of the American Anti-Slavery Group.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How many Africans are enslaved, according to the author?
2. In Jacobs’s view, why do the actions of Christian Solidarity International not fuel the Sudanese arms...