By: Yodit Admasu
African View, December 7, 2023
Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, in a press release yesterday condemned the atrocities committed by RSF. He stated that, across Sudan, the RSF and allied militias have terrorized women and girls through sexual violence, attacking them in their homes, kidnapping them from the streets, or targeting those trying to flee to safety across the border. In haunting echoes of the genocide that began almost 20 years ago in Darfur. He said the US has seen an explosion of targeted violence against some of the same survivors’ communities. Masalit civilians have been hunted down and left for dead in the streets, their homes set on fire, and told that there is no place in Sudan for them.
Blinken goes on to state that based on the State Department’s careful analysis of the law and available facts, he has determined that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
He said the expansion of the needless conflict between RSF and the SAF has caused grievous human suffering. The SAF and the RSF must stop this conflict now, comply with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, and hold accountable those responsible for atrocities. He added, they also must adhere to the commitments they made to allow unhindered humanitarian assistance and implement confidence building measures that can lead to a sustainable cessation of hostilities. Arms and funding flowing to the warring parties only prolong a conflict that has no acceptable military solution.
He further expressed the United States’ commitment to using available tools to end this conflict and cease committing the atrocities and other abuses that are depriving the Sudanese people of freedom, peace, and justice.
Source: US State Department
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