On Monday 9 September, the European Union welcomed the report published by the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, which condemns the direct targeting of civilians and documents “large-scale violations of human rights” by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their affiliated militias. The EU expects the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “issue arrest warrants shortly”.
“There are reasonable grounds to believe that they have committed war crimes”, EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy spokesperson Nabila Massrali said in a statement.
Ms Massrali reiterated the EU’s commitment to supporting international mechanisms to ensure that those responsible do not go unpunished, while recalling that sanctions have already been imposed on certain actors (see EUROPE 13438/35).
“All sides are committing atrocities in Sudan. This is now confirmed by a United Nations fact-finding mission”, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, also commented on Tuesday 10 September on the X social network.
The EU also renewed its call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, supporting the creation of independent monitoring mechanisms, and reaffirmed its support for the Sudanese people at this time of crisis.
See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/ddb (Original version in French by Bernard Denuit)