The United Nations condemns the attacks of the Rapid Support Forces on Darfur

Human Rights Commissioner Volcker Turk said that these attacks have already exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in a city that suffered a devastating siege by the Rapid Support Forces since May last year. It also increases the risk of ethnic motives against civilians believed to be loyal to the Sudanese Armed Forces.

And Turk added – in a press release: “The Rapid Support Forces under International Humanitarian Law is a commitment to ensure the protection of civilians, including the ethnic motivated attacks, and to enable civilians to escape the safe out of the city.”

As the conflict entered its third year tomorrow, Tuesday, Turk stressed the need to renew the determination from all parties, and everyone who has influence, to take effective steps towards resolving the conflict.

“The darkest chapters of conflict”

The Independent International Mission on Facts on Sudan condemned “The massacre that was exposed to its occurrence” In North Darfur, warning that the already destroyed conflict in the country may be tragicly escalating as the war enters its third year.

In press release The mission renewed its invitation to the warring parties to the immediate end to the shooting and stop attacking civilians, and also urged other countries on “Refraining from fueling war and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law.”

Mohamed Shandi Othman, head of the fact -finding mission, said that the world witnessed two years of brutal conflict in Sudan “Who has besieged millions of civilians in horrific situations, their exposure to endless violations and suffering on the horizon.” He added: “In light of the escalation of hate speech and revenge violence based on ethnic foundations, we are afraid that the darkest chapters of this conflict have not started yet.”

The mission, which was established by the Human Rights Council, has been fulfilled in violations since the outbreak of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023, by collecting testimonies of witnesses and survivors of some of the most terrible crimes committed in the country.

About 20 countries meet in London this week – many of which have a direct impact on the warring parties – to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sudan. The mission urged these countries to develop and support measures to protect civilians and ensure respect for human rights and international humanitarian law by all parties.

Mona Rishmawi, a member of the fact -finding mission, said that the obligations that the states have not only limited to respecting the Geneva Conventions, but also ensuring their respect.

She explained: “This means that states should not finance war or provide weapons, as such actions may encourage, help or contribute to the warring parties to violations. Our mission has concluded since last year to the existence of reasonable reasons for the belief that the two parties have committed war crimes, and in the case of rapid support forces, also crimes against humanity.”