Amnesty International is calling on UN Security Council to swiftly extend the arms embargo that currently applies to Darfur to the whole of Sudan.
Agnès Callamard says, the international community must immediately extend the existing arms embargo to all of Sudan and ensure its enforcement.
“The international community must also immediately extend the existing arms embargo to all of Sudan and ensure its enforcement. Countries with significant leverage over the warring parties must use their influence to end the violations.”
Agnes adds that Human Rights Council should establish an independent investigative and accountability mechanism to monitor, preserve evidence of human rights violations in Sudan.
“The Human Rights Council should heed the calls from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and establish an independent investigative and accountability mechanism to monitor, collect, and preserve evidence of human rights violations in Sudan.”
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Appeals to neighboring countries to ensure their borders are open to civilians seeking safety.
“The international community should significantly increase humanitarian support for Sudan, and neighboring countries must ensure their borders are open to civilians seeking safety.”
Agnes regrets the being killed of innocent civilians inside their homes, or while desperately searching for food, and water.
“People are being killed inside their homes, or while desperately searching for food, water and medicine.”
“They are being caught in crossfire while fleeing, and shot deliberately in targeted attacks. Scores of women and girls, some as young as 12, have been raped and subjected to other forms of sexual violence by members of the warring sides.”
Civilians have been deliberately killed or injured in targeted attacks. Survivors and other witnesses generally identified RSF members as the perpetrators, “Says Amnesty International.”
Amnesty International interviewed 181 people for the report, primarily in eastern Chad in June 2023 and remotely via secure calls.
The organization also reviewed a large volume of audio-visual materials of potential violations, and examined satellite imagery to verify other incidents.
Amnesty New report says, thousands of people killed and injured since fighting broke out between Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces.
Women and girls as young as 12 subjected to sexual violence, Civilians throughout Sudan are suffering unimaginable horror.