05-01-2025, 01:29 PM
Famine in Solentia - Potentially Hundreds of Thousands have Died - Is this what Genocide looks like?
August 5594
It has been the worst winter in Solentia in generations. Along with severe cold weather which has isolated many rural areas, the country has had to deal with a disastrous famine triggered by a Kalopian maritime blockade of all major Solentian ports. Kalopian control of central Solentia has crippled domestic trade, preventing the movement of foodstuffs internally, but the blockade has massively reduced food imports. The international community, with the exception of Lodamun, has done almost nothing to prevent the famine despite months of warnings from humanitarian agencies.
Rural areas in Solentia are just about surviving the harsh winter, it is the cities that are suffering the most due to the inability to import food because of the blockade. One aid workers stated;
As always it is the most vulnerable who are suffering the most with children and the elderly particularly vulnerable to malnutrition.
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Donated supplies just aren't enough
Solentian Government Attempts to Alleviate Crisis
The government of Solentia has attempted to alleviate the crisis with increased spending on Health and Social Services, Food and Agriculture and Infrastructure and Transport. However, the Solentian government does not have access to its capital Oda which remains under Kalopian occupation, which also means the government does not have access to gold and foreign currency reserves which could've been used to purchase essential food supplies. Additionally, Kalopian airstrikes have destroyed much critical infrastructure including roads and bridges which means in many parts of Solentia the only way to move is on foot on with horses and donkeys, which further restricts the ability of much needed supplies to be moved around the country.
Kalopia to be investigated for war crimes and genocide?
A prominent international human rights lawyer has said the Kalopian government should be investigated for war crimes. In a released statement she detailed her ambition to have the Kalopian government and military leadership prosecuted for war crimes;
August 5594
It has been the worst winter in Solentia in generations. Along with severe cold weather which has isolated many rural areas, the country has had to deal with a disastrous famine triggered by a Kalopian maritime blockade of all major Solentian ports. Kalopian control of central Solentia has crippled domestic trade, preventing the movement of foodstuffs internally, but the blockade has massively reduced food imports. The international community, with the exception of Lodamun, has done almost nothing to prevent the famine despite months of warnings from humanitarian agencies.
Rural areas in Solentia are just about surviving the harsh winter, it is the cities that are suffering the most due to the inability to import food because of the blockade. One aid workers stated;
Quote:Lifting the sea blockade would almost immediately solve this crisis. What Kalopia is doing is deliberately starving a civilian population.
As always it is the most vulnerable who are suffering the most with children and the elderly particularly vulnerable to malnutrition.
Donated supplies just aren't enough
Solentian Government Attempts to Alleviate Crisis
The government of Solentia has attempted to alleviate the crisis with increased spending on Health and Social Services, Food and Agriculture and Infrastructure and Transport. However, the Solentian government does not have access to its capital Oda which remains under Kalopian occupation, which also means the government does not have access to gold and foreign currency reserves which could've been used to purchase essential food supplies. Additionally, Kalopian airstrikes have destroyed much critical infrastructure including roads and bridges which means in many parts of Solentia the only way to move is on foot on with horses and donkeys, which further restricts the ability of much needed supplies to be moved around the country.
Kalopia to be investigated for war crimes and genocide?
A prominent international human rights lawyer has said the Kalopian government should be investigated for war crimes. In a released statement she detailed her ambition to have the Kalopian government and military leadership prosecuted for war crimes;
Quote:The definition of genocide is the "destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group by means such as the disintegration of its political and social institutions, of its culture, language, national feelings, religion, and its economic existence". What Kalopia is doing in Solentia amounts to genocide. They continue to prevent the government of Solentia from performing its duties, they have deliberately targeted the Solentian people and its infrastructure through indiscriminate airstrikes and for over a year they have waged direct economic terrorism against the people of Solentia through a deliberate strategy of starvation of sixty million people by disrupting Solentian imports of food. The entire Kalopian government and military leadership are war criminals who should be prosecuted for the crime of genocide.