16 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
Human Rights Watch researcher in Sudan, Mohamed Osman, has denounced the clashes that took place this Saturday in Sudan between the Army and the Rapid Action Forces (RSF) that have already left more than 30 dead and 400 injured.
“Sudan’s military leaders are once again showing utter disregard for the hopes and rights of the Sudanese people. With fighting taking place in densely populated areas, both sides must take steps to protect civilians and civilian structures from harm. Osman explained.
He also wanted to denounce the way in which the country’s allies have failed to “hold military leaders accountable for the abuses since the coup”, for which he considers “it is necessary to take a quick and concrete response.” “The United Nations Security Council should hold an emergency meeting and publicly order all forces to protect citizens,” he concluded.
The clashes broke out this Saturday just hours after the Army and the RSF expressed their intention to start urgent negotiations to resolve their differences over the process of integrating both forces into a unified army, tensions that have paralyzed the political transition agreement. in the country.
The clashes mark the culmination of weeks of discord just as the country seemed on the verge of successfully finalizing the so-called Transition Framework Agreement that provides for the handover of power to a civilian government.
