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Sudan: International Criminal Court to Investigate Report of Mass Grave
VOA, 13 July 2023
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that his office is investigating reports that at least 87 people were found in a mass grave in Sudan's West… Read more »
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Sudan: UN Rights Chief Calls for Probe After 87 Bodies Found in Mass Grave
UN News, 13 July 2023
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a swift investigation into the killing of 87 civilians in Sudan following the discovery of a… Read more »
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Sudan: Bodies of at Least 87 People, Including Children Found in Darfur - UN
allAfrica, 13 July 2023
The United Nations (UN) human rights office has said that a mass grave containing at least 87 persons, including members of the ethnic Masalit group,was discovered in West… Read more »
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Africa: Cairo Summit Explores Solutions to Sudan Conflict
Dabanga, 13 July 2023
The leaders of Sudan's neighbouring countries met in Cairo today for a summit aimed at finding a solution to the armed conflict ravaging Sudan, also addressing the potential… Read more »
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Egypt: Civilians Fleeing Sudan Conflict Turned Away
HRW, 13 July 2023
New Entry Restrictions Leave Asylum Seekers in Peril Read more »
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Sudan: UN Women Lauds Activists At the Forefront of Sudan's Humanitarian Response
Dabanga, 12 July 2023
A recent feature on the UN Women website highlights the pivotal role women are playing in leading the humanitarian response to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. With 24.7 million… Read more »
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Sudan: No Hope for Peace As War in Sudan Intensifies
DW, 12 July 2023
The UN warns of destabilization in Sudan as peace talks have run into a dead end. According to experts, the warring parties have no interest in reaching a truce but seek to… Read more »
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Sudan: Over Three Million Displaced By Conflict, UN Says
DW, 12 July 2023
According to the estimates from the International Organization for Migration, Egypt is hosting the largest number of those who fled -- more than a quarter of a million people. Read more »
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Sudan: UN Chief Condemns Deadly Air Strike, Warns of Full-Blown Civil War
UN News, 9 July 2023
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the air strike in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Saturday which reportedly killed at least 22 people. Read more »
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Chad: WFP Races to Support Surge of Darfur Refugees Arriving in Chad
WFP, 11 July 2023
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly scaling up its response on the Chad-Sudan border to support a surge of people fleeing from Sudan. Thousands of people are… Read more »
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East Africa: Sudan War - Arab League Warns of Impact On Food Security in the Region
Dabanga, 7 July 2023
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, on Thursday warned of the impact of the ongoing war in Sudan on the food security in the country and the Arab… Read more »
International Court to Probe War Crimes in Sudan's West Darfur
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday July 13, 2023 that he was investigating fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region, including the recent killings of 87 members of the ethnic Masalit community, reportedly carried out by the Rapid Security Forces and its militia.
Briefing the United Nations Security Council, Prosecutor Karim Khan, said that the mandate of his office was clear. "[Our mandate is] ongoing with respect to crimes within our jurisdiction, the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; and any individual who is found to be committing those crimes within our jurisdiction will be investigated," he said.
allAfrica's Jerry Chifamba reports that the UN human rights office had said that a mass grave containing at least 87 people, including members of the ethnic Masalit group,was discovered in West Darfur, Sudan, and that it had reliable information pointing to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the perpetrators.
Earlier, Human Rights Watch said that the Egyptian government's decision in June 2023 to require all Sudanese to obtain visas to enter Egypt had reduced access to safety for women, children, and older people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
The Sudanese army and rival military group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been battling since mid-April. Hundreds of people have been killed and nearly three million have been displaced, including to neighbouring countries.
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After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) consideredRead more »
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Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic Massalit and killed and injured dozens of civilians on May 28, 2023, in Sudan's West ... Read more »
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The violations include conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls. On Wednesday July 5, 2023, various United Nations agency chiefs ... Read more »
Sudanese refugees are arriving in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan (file photo).
