The extension of the committee’s mission comes a few weeks after it issued a report in which it condemned the violations committed by both sides of the war – the army and the Rapid Support Forces – and called for international intervention to protect civilians and an immediate and complete ceasefire.
In a report submitted to the Security Council, the Committee urged parties of the international community, including: United Nations And the African Union, to expedite consideration of practical options to enhance the protection of civilians from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs attacked the committee’s recommendations, accused it of being a political body and not a legal one, and announced its categorical rejection of what was stated in its report.
On the other hand, I confirmed Rapid Support Forces Its willingness to cooperate with the committee and invited it to visit the areas it controls.
According to Nizar Abdel Qader Saleh, Director of the Human Rights Institute in Geneva, the committee’s work mainly focuses on monitoring violations human rights Conduct transparent and credible investigations into all alleged abuses and violations, hold those responsible accountable, and put an end to impunity.
The decision to extend the committee’s mission coincides with a terrible deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the country amid reports that the number of civilian deaths from the war has risen to more than 100,000 and that more than 25 million of the country’s 48 million people have entered the cycle of hunger after the war included more than 70 years. percent of the country’s area.
