Sudan Invites African Human Rights Commission, Warns Against Continued RSF Support

Dakar – Sudan Horizon

The Sudanese government has formally invited the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to visit Sudan and witness firsthand the scale of violations and crimes allegedly committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against the Sudanese people and the state, and to help ensure justice for the victims.

Sudan’s delegation head to the 89th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, Ambassador Abdel Ghani Al-Naeem, said Sudan attaches particular importance to the work of the commission as an African body seeking to promote human rights.

In his address to the session, Al-Naeem said developments in Sudan concerned every African country, particularly given that Sudan is the continent’s third-largest country by area and shares borders with seven African states.

He warned that the continuation of the war by the militia and its supporters, particularly those from within the continent, would pose a threat to Africa as a whole and undermine regional peace and security.

The ambassador highlighted the government’s efforts to achieve peace and end the war, pointing to the peace initiative submitted by the government to the United Nations and the Security Council, the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue initiative, and domestic efforts to strengthen peace and human rights. He also outlined efforts to restore normal life, rebuild the country, and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Al-Naeem reaffirmed Sudan’s commitment to continuing its efforts to promote and protect human rights and to engaging with the African Commission through all its mechanisms. He described the country’s current circumstances as exceptional and unprecedented, stating that the RSF’s actions in April 2023 began as a failed coup before evolving into attacks targeting civilians and state institutions, during which war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed.

He said the militia had received assistance in obtaining weapons and financial support from a country outside Africa, expressing regret that this support had been delivered to the militia through African countries neighboring Sudan.

Al-Naeem held the countries providing such support fully responsible for their role in the bloodshed of Sudanese people and the crimes committed against them. He rejected claims that the war in Sudan was merely a conflict between two parties, arguing that the country was facing an attempt by external actors from outside Africa to impose colonial control over resource-rich Sudan.

He also accused some influential countries of colluding with the militia and shielding it, alleging that they were among the main suppliers of the weapons used by the RSF to kill Sudanese people.

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