Sudan Welcomes the HRC’s Condemnation of Militia Violations in El Fasher

Port Sudan – Sudanhorizon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed the Human Rights Council resolution that clearly condemned the atrocities and grave violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and its allied groups in and around El Fasher.

These violations included ethnically motivated killings, torture, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detention of civilians, forced recruitment, and the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as weapons of war.

In a statement issued Friday, the Ministry commended the resolution, considering it a strong affirmation of respect for Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and a reaffirmation of unwavering solidarity with the Sudanese people.

The Ministry also welcomed the resolution’s call for all parties and states to respect Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity, and its rejection of any attempts to establish a parallel authority in areas controlled by the rebel militia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterated the Sudanese government’s firm stance against attempts to include controversial mechanisms in this resolution, based on previous resolutions that lacked the state’s consent.

The statement affirmed the Sudanese government’s commitment to cooperating and coordinating with human rights mechanisms operating in the country, including the Country Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Specially Designated Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan.

This cooperation, the statement stressed, aims to enable these mechanisms to fulfill their mandates, enhance the protection of human rights, ensure justice and redress for victims, and prevent impunity.

The Ministry emphasized that the Country Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the only mechanism on the ground capable of monitoring and reporting on the atrocities committed by the militia in El Fasher, as well as the widespread violations that have affected other Sudanese cities and states, in coordination and integration with relevant national mechanisms.

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