{"id":20118404,"date":"2025-07-11T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20118404"},"modified":"2025-07-11T18:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T16:33:51","slug":"darfur-a-crisis-of-humanity-as-icc-warns-in-41st-un-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-a-crisis-of-humanity-as-icc-warns-in-41st-un-report","title":{"rendered":"Darfur a \u2018crisis of humanity\u2019 as ICC warns in 41st UN report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 41st report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the United Nations Security Council, was published yesterday, detailing ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, and warning that the scale of atrocities demands urgent international action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0ICC<\/a>\u00a0said it has \u201creasonable grounds to believe\u201d that such crimes \u201ccontinue to be committed in Darfur\u201d amid 27 months of\u00a0devastating conflict<\/a>\u00a0between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has driven Sudan into one of the most severe humanitarian crises on record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prosecutor\u2019s Office confirmed it had gathered \u201cextensive testimonial, digital and documentary evidence\u201d through its Darfur Unified Team, drawing on\u00a0survivor accounts<\/a>\u00a0from eastern Chad and neighbouring countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Court is focusing on atrocities allegedly committed in West Darfur<\/a> in 2023, including mass killings, pillaging,\u00a0gender-based violence<\/a>, and attacks on\u00a0camps for displaced people<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is happening in Sudan is not only a humanitarian crisis,\u201d said one expert from the UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan. \u201cIt is a\u00a0crisis of humanity<\/a>\u00a0itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite limited cooperation from Sudanese authorities, who allowed ICC investigators into Port Sudan in April, the Court stressed the need for greater support, especially in securing the arrest of indicted suspects\u00a0Omar Al Bashir<\/a>,\u00a0Abdelrahim Hussein<\/a>, and\u00a0Ahmed Harun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ICC is also awaiting judgment in the trial of\u00a0Ali Kushayb<\/a>, the first trial stemming from the Darfur situation. The Prosecutor called the case \u201ca crucial milestone,\u201d demonstrating that \u201cjustice can be achieved through collective action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resource shortages, restricted access to Darfur, and slow responses from states have hindered progress, the report warned. The Court called for swifter cooperation, greater support for witness access, and a renewed international commitment to accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lives of Darfuris have equal value to those of all people,\u201d the Office stated. \u201cDelivering justice is not optional \u2014 it is a promise made through\u00a0Resolution 1593<\/a>\u00a0and one the international community must uphold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full report here:\u00a0FORTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 1593 (2005)<\/a><\/p>\n