• An independent enquiry found evidence of ongoing genocidal atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against ethnic groups in Darfur, Sudan.
• The report by the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights (RWCHR) documents systematic attacks by RSF on local communities on the basis of ethnicity, including mass killings and forced displacement and the use of rape as a weapon.
• The RSF’s actions constitute genocide as defined by the Genocide Convention, with support from complicit state and non-state actors.
• The report urges immediate action from the international community to stop the genocide and hold perpetrators accountable.
• Also the latest on North and South Darfur, Mellit and Kas.
Introduction:
The recent findings of the independent inquiry into the breaches of the Genocide Convention in Darfur have shed light on the heinous acts being committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Despite international awareness and condemnations, the RSF continues to use genocidal tactics to eradicate the people of Sudan in Darfur. The recent attacks in North Darfur and the control and terror activities in Mellit serve as evidence of the ongoing atrocities carried out by the RSF.
Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Darfur, Sudan (April 2023—April 2024): An Independent enquiry – Summary of the Findings:
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