UN mission: Both sides in Sudan accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity - a call for justice, salam
Assalamu alaikum - I read the UN fact‑finding mission’s report about Sudan and wanted to share a plain summary and my thoughts. The mission says both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have committed large‑scale atrocities that likely amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Their investigations document ethnically targeted executions, sexual violence, the use of starvation as a weapon, mass displacement, widespread looting and destruction of hospitals, markets and water systems.
They found the situation got much worse after El‑Fasher fell to the RSF, with civilians - especially people from non‑Arab communities - singled out. The mission reports mass killings, torture, rape (including of girls as young as 10), sexual slavery, forced marriage, and other horrors. Men and boys were also victims. The investigators say these are not random acts but part of a deliberate strategy to terrorize and erase communities.
The SAF is accused too - of indiscriminate airstrikes on populated areas, attacks on civilian infrastructure, reprisals and failure to protect hospitals, health workers and aid efforts. With less than a quarter of health facilities working and nearly 25 million people facing acute food insecurity, the humanitarian picture is catastrophic. The mission warns that the RSF’s combination of starvation, mass killings and destruction could even amount to extermination as a crime against humanity.
Civic life has basically collapsed - cities in ruins, over 11 million displaced, blocked humanitarian access, rising starvation and disease. The mission says Sudanese authorities are currently unwilling or unable to carry out genuine investigations or prosecutions, pointing to impunity and lack of fair trials. They call for inclusive Sudanese dialogue, accountability through fair trials, expansion of ICC jurisdiction over Sudan, and an independent judicial mechanism to complement the ICC.
The report also urges reparations and immediate victim support - shelter, food, medical and psychological care, education and livelihood help - and asks states to use their influence to stop the fighting. The mission stresses that lasting peace requires deep reforms: ending immunity for state actors, aligning laws with international standards, restoring judicial independence, and ensuring an inclusive democratic transition with women at its center.
May Allah protect the innocent and grant patience to the victims. This report shows the need for justice and real change - without justice, any peace will be fragile. Salam.
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