UN Report Reveals War Crimes in Sudan

A UN-mandated fact-finding mission has called for an international peacekeeping force and an expanded arms embargo in response to documented war crimes in Sudan's civil war. The 19-page report, based on 182 interviews, revealed that both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have perpetrated significant human rights violations, including torture, arbitrary arrests, and attacks on civilians. Chair Mohamed Chande Othman emphasized the urgent need for immediate action to protect civilians, highlighting the gravity of these findings. The mission specifically accused the RSF of ethnically motivated violence and the recruitment of child soldiers. With over 18,800 deaths reported since April 2023 and millions displaced, the humanitarian situation is dire, exacerbated by famine and disease. The report represents the mission's initial findings since its establishment by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2023.