Human Rights violations, West Darfur

Since the start of the war on the 15th April 2023 in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces) RSF), the RSF and its allied Arab militias started a rampage, randomly attacking Darfuris from certain tribes. People have been attacked solely for their ethnic and tribal background. The magnitude of violence is now the same as the level of violence of 2003 and 2004, which was described as ethnic cleansing and genocide and led the UN security council to refer Darfur crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC) under the auspices of UNSC resolution 1593. The perpetrators have specifically targeted human rights defenders, communities and tribal leaders from tribes of Masalit, Gimar, Dajo, and other non- Arab groups that included the killing of West Darfur Governor general Khamis Abker and other prominent communities and tribal leaders. …read more