RSF accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Darfur
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1. RSF accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Darfur
The New Humanitarian
9 May 2024
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias
conducted a widespread ethnic cleansing campaign against Masalit and
other non-Arab civilians in El Geneina and other parts of West Darfur
state in 2023, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
The report describes the killings as among “the worst atrocities”
committed against civilians since Sudan’s war erupted last year, and
calls for governments and international institutions to investigate
whether the evidence shows that RSF leadership intended to commit
genocide.
Men and adolescent boys were singled out during attacks, but children
and women were also targeted, and fighters carried out rapes,
according to the report, which is based on interviews with 220 people,
and analysis of photographs, videos, satellite imagery and documents.
Malik, a 17-year-old who was injured during an RSF attack in El
Geneina in June, described to researchers seeing fighters killing at
least 12 children, including infants, as well as several adults.
“Two RSF forces… grabb[ed] the children from their parents and, as the
parents started screaming, two other RSF forces shot the parents,
killing them. Then they piled up the children and shot them. They
threw their bodies into the river and their belongings in after them.”
Though the total number of dead is unknown, UN experts have estimated
that up to 15,000 civilians were killed in El Geneina, some while
trying to flee to safer places. Over half a million mostly Masalit
people have fled to Chad and are now living in refugee camps.
HRW urged the UN and the African Union to deploy a new civilian
protection mission to Darfur and called on the UN Security Council to
impose targeted sanctions against those most responsible for the
crimes described in the report.
Sudan’s war is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with
nearly 9 million people displaced – including more than 2 million who
have escaped to neighbouring countries – and severe hunger gripping
large parts of the country.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/05/09/rsf-accused-war-crimes-ethnic-cleansing-darfur?
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2. The full Human Rights Watch report '“The Massalit Will Not Come
Home” Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West
Darfur, Sudan' is too large to attach to a Google group post, but it
can be found at the link below together with a summary in English, and
an Arabic summary is attached.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/05/09/massalit-will-not-come-home/ethnic-cleansing-and-crimes-against-humanity-el
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John Ashworth
ashwor...@gmail.com
+254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile, WhatsApp and Signal)
PO Box 403 - 00206, Kiserian, Kenya
The New Humanitarian
9 May 2024
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias
conducted a widespread ethnic cleansing campaign against Masalit and
other non-Arab civilians in El Geneina and other parts of West Darfur
state in 2023, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
The report describes the killings as among “the worst atrocities”
committed against civilians since Sudan’s war erupted last year, and
calls for governments and international institutions to investigate
whether the evidence shows that RSF leadership intended to commit
genocide.
Men and adolescent boys were singled out during attacks, but children
and women were also targeted, and fighters carried out rapes,
according to the report, which is based on interviews with 220 people,
and analysis of photographs, videos, satellite imagery and documents.
Malik, a 17-year-old who was injured during an RSF attack in El
Geneina in June, described to researchers seeing fighters killing at
least 12 children, including infants, as well as several adults.
“Two RSF forces… grabb[ed] the children from their parents and, as the
parents started screaming, two other RSF forces shot the parents,
killing them. Then they piled up the children and shot them. They
threw their bodies into the river and their belongings in after them.”
Though the total number of dead is unknown, UN experts have estimated
that up to 15,000 civilians were killed in El Geneina, some while
trying to flee to safer places. Over half a million mostly Masalit
people have fled to Chad and are now living in refugee camps.
HRW urged the UN and the African Union to deploy a new civilian
protection mission to Darfur and called on the UN Security Council to
impose targeted sanctions against those most responsible for the
crimes described in the report.
Sudan’s war is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with
nearly 9 million people displaced – including more than 2 million who
have escaped to neighbouring countries – and severe hunger gripping
large parts of the country.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/05/09/rsf-accused-war-crimes-ethnic-cleansing-darfur?
END1
2. The full Human Rights Watch report '“The Massalit Will Not Come
Home” Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West
Darfur, Sudan' is too large to attach to a Google group post, but it
can be found at the link below together with a summary in English, and
an Arabic summary is attached.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/05/09/massalit-will-not-come-home/ethnic-cleansing-and-crimes-against-humanity-el
END2
______________________
John Ashworth
ashwor...@gmail.com
+254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile, WhatsApp and Signal)
PO Box 403 - 00206, Kiserian, Kenya
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