"Protesting the death, devastation and displacement in the East Africa nation of the Sudan, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) was arrested Tuesday afternoon outside that nation's embassy in Washington, D.C.

"When human lives are in jeopardy, there should be outrage," said Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, who was cuffed and led away by Capitol Police after standing defiantly in the doorway of the embassy, The Associated Press reported.

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The protest, reportedly organized by Rangel and several others, was part of an effort to bring attention to what many are calling genocide in East Africa. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) estimated that between 10,000 and 30,000 already have died over the last five months, and nearly 2 million have been left homeless.

The agency also said that more than 56,000 homes had been burned to the ground, estimating that 350,000 will die if aid fails to reach those displaced, AP reported."