Stop Sudan Famine Crime

Sudan is teetering on the brink of man-made famine. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces has displaced more than 10 million people with 25 million people enduring acute food shortages, and nearly 5 million of those suffering at emergency levels, according to the World Food Programme and others international humanitarian organisations.

It clear that the two warring parties are using starvation as a method of warfare that represent a war crime practice such as putting under siege some of tense populated areas, blocking main road for transporting goods, preventing foods from reaching areas control by their rival destroying warehouses, water sources and farms, denying civilian the most urgent need is for immediate access to food and humanitarian aid, the crises in Sudan raise important questions about how to hold those responsible from these atrocities to account. We welcome the steps taken by United states administration, and the European Union in terms of sanctions against those responsible from the continuation of the war and its impact on civilian lives and livelihood, but that is not enough more actions are needed to avert the death of millions of Sudanese people, the current famine is more catastrophic than 1984/85 naturally made famine. It clear that the parties to the conflict are committing the war crime of starvation of civilians, and must be held to account for that.

Using starvation as a method of warfare is a war crime. And while the most urgent need is for immediate access to food and humanitarian aid, the crises in Sudan raise important questions about how to hold those responsible from the atrocities to account.

Justice Africa Sudan in collaboration with other Sudanese and international and regional organisations and activists will campaign to ensure those responsible from these heinous crimes to account and to end the culture of impunity. …read more