HRC 59 Sudan Item 3: ID with the SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

HRC 59 Sudan Item 3: ID with the SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

I speak today on behalf of victims of violence committed by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and their foreign backers.

Since the outbreak of the conflict, thousands of civilians have been killed or injured with almost 12 million people who have fled their homes. The RSF has launched repeated attacks on displacement camps, forcing civilians to flee again.

HRC 58 Written statement : Sudan Crisis

HRC 58 Written statement : Sudan Crisis

At the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, UN experts and civil society have highlighted the gravity of the situation in Sudan and reiterated the urgent necessity of ensuring respect for principles of international law. As the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk stated “The continued and deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, as well as summary executions, sexual violence, and other violations and abuses, underscore the utter failure by both parties to respect the rules and principles of international humanitarian and human rights law”. [1]

Sudan Ravished by War Crimes: The Devastating Campaign of the RSF and its Foreign Backers

HRC 58 Sudan Crisis: Calls for Immediate Humanitarian Action

On 27 February 2025, during the 58th UN Human Rights Council, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, in his statement to the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Sudan, stressed “the seriousness of the situation in Sudan; the desperate plight of the Sudanese people; and the urgency with which we must act to ease their suffering”. He called for immediate international action to push for a ceasefire, ensure humanitarian access, and enforce the arms embargo to protect civilians. The High Commissioner also warned that the “continued supply of weapons from outside the country – including new and more advanced arms – also poses a serious risk”.

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