Air strikes in the Quoro market area of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 40 civilians and injured at least 50 more. The market “massacre,” with the highest death toll since the beginning of the war in Sudan, was reported by the Resistance Committee, a local activist group providing humanitarian aid to victims of the war. [...]
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Sweden oil executives face landmark trial over alleged Sudan war crimes
Executives of Lundin Oil (now Orrön Energy) Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter’s criminal trial for alleged war crimes in Sudan began on Tuesday. Schneiter and Lundin are charged with “complicity in grave war crimes.” In November 2021, Swedish prosecutors indicted Lundin and Schneiter for Lundin Oil’s operations in Sudan from 1999 to 2003. Lundin Energy [...]
The UN said on Thursday that 62 humanitarian aid workers have been killed so far in 2023. The organization made the announcement on the 20th anniversary of the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which led to the death of 22 individuals, including former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de [...]
Social Media Empowers Sudanese in Documenting Violations by RSF Militia
The war that broke out in Sudan on April 15 between the Sudanese National Army and the Rapid Support Forces militia has left hitherto thousands dead and injured, in addition to the destruction of buildings and infrastructure, with many fearing the whole country might be heading into a civil war. As the violations of the [...]
Reimagining the ICC's Role in Delivering Justice to Darfur: A Reflection of Its Agenda in Sudan
As the International Criminal Court (ICC) commemorated over two decades since its establishment, on July 4, 2023, Mr. Karim Khan, the ICC Prosecutor, submitted his thirty-seventh report to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in accordance with Resolution 1593 (2005). Addressing the UNSC nine days later, on July 13, 2023, Mr. Khan emphasized the urgent [...]
Escalating Sudan conflict sparks urgent displacement concerns, warns UN refugee agency
The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) said Tuesday that the estimated number of people fleeing from the ongoing conflict in Sudan is expected to surpass one million sooner than previously projected. UNHCR Assistant Commissioner for Operations Rouf Mazou expressed concerns over the fact that approximately 560,000 refugees fled the country within the first two months of [...]
US sanctions South Sudan officials for conflict-related sexual violence
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Tuesday that it was sanctioning two South Sudanese officials involved in conflict-related sexual violence. The two officials, General James Nando and Governor Alfred Futuyo, were added to OFAC’s specially-designated nationals list for South Sudan, which blocks their access to any US assets and [...]
Number of people forcibly displaced reaches 110 million: UN report
The United Nations released the Global Trend Report 2022 on Wednesday which covers refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide. 112.6 million people fall under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number of forcibly displaced people is 108.4 million. Both figures are at their historic high since [...]
US sanctions Sudan warring factions and suspends negotiated ceasefire
The White House announced sanctions against Sudanese companies Thursday in an attempt to “hold the parties accountable and to deny them the resources, funds, and weapons that have enabled them to perpetuate this horrific conflict.” The US announced the sanctions shortly before suspending the ceasefire extension the US and Saudi Arabia had negotiated between the [...]
South Africa opposition party calls for arrest of Putin during upcoming BRICS conference
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) called Tuesday for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin should he enter the country for the upcoming BRICS Conference. Since March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has had an outstanding warrant for Putin’s arrest, which the DA now seeks to enforce. The DA filed an application [...]