The war in Sudan, which began in 2023 and is increasingly bloody, intensified further with an offensive launched last month by the Sudanese Armed Forces to regain control of key areas currently in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces.
The two armies, led by rival generals, continue fighting amid alarming reports about the summary execution of dozens of young menparticularly in the Halfaya neighborhood in Khartoum-North (Bahri), the UN expert warned about the situation in Sudan.
Radhouane Nouicer, appointed by the Human Rights Council to monitor these guarantees in the African country, he explained that Those killed in this way in recent days would number up to 70 young people.
Apparently, these Executions were carried out by forces of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, an allied militia.
Videos of young people murdered
“Videos have circulated in the media showing the bodies of young people, supposedly murdered. due to suspicions of affiliation or collaboration with the Revolutionary Armed Forces”noted the expert, recalling that, in addition to being a “more than despicable” action, it violates all human rights norms and standards.
One of the videos shows armed men in Sudanese Armed Forces uniforms who claim to be from Khartoum-North and to have murdered six men accused of looting.
Rules of war require protection of civilians
“Even in war there are rules”said the expert, stressing that impunity for such acts must end immediately.
Nouicer asked all parties – including the allied militias of the opposing actors – to respect their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights lawemphasizing the need to protect civilians from arbitrary executions and violence.
He also urged that a rapid and independent investigation of the murders and hold those responsible accountable in accordance with international standards.
Sudanese refugees build makeshift shelters during the rainy season in Adre, eastern Chad.
More than eleven million displaced
The war in Sudan has forced more than eleven million people to leave their homes. Of them, some 2.9 million have sought refuge in neighboring countries.
Along with climate disruptions and devastating disasters, fighting has destroyed countless livelihoods, plunging the country into a deep hunger crisis.
Attacks on entry points to Khartoum
According to the UN Human Rights Office, the latest offensive, which began on September 25, has involved attacks air and artillery of the Sudanese Armed Forces against Southern Security Forces positions, particularly around the main entry points to the capital Khartoum, including the strategically important Halfaya Bridge.
These attacks would have caused dozens of civilian victims and serious damage to essential infrastructure.
The expert noted that the escalation in the Khartoum metropolitan area “echoes the horrors” of the initial period of the conflict in April 2023.
Increased violence could cause large numbers of civilian casualties among people trapped near strategic placesserious violations of human rights and massive displacements, Nouicer warned.
* The Experts and Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the United Nations human rights system, is the general name for the Council’s independent investigative and monitoring mechanisms that deal with specific national situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. . Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; They are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent of any government or organization and provide services in their individual capacity.
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