Human Rights Coalition sounds alarm over war crimes in Sudan
Media Coordinator and journalist, Khalid Ahmed, described the dangerous escalation of hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and their allies.
The Sudan Human Rights Defenders Coalition, also known as the Sudan Defenders, has called on the United Nations Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council to urgently intervene and halt the escalating violence and genocide in Sudan.
In an interview with The Eastleigh Voice, the coalition's Media Coordinator and journalist, Khalid Ahmed, highlighted the catastrophic humanitarian and security deterioration in North Darfur and Kordofan in September 2025.
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Khalid described the dangerous escalation of hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and their allies.
He said these groups have indiscriminately used heavy weapons, warplanes, and drones in populated areas, causing serious and systematic violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
“There is deliberate targeting of residential areas, markets, and places of worship, which flagrantly violates the principle of distinction between military objectives and civilian objects as stated in Article 48 of Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The bombing of the Al-Fasher mosque on September 19, 2025, killing at least 75 civilians during Fajr prayer, may amount to a war crime under the Rome Statute,” Khalid said.
The coalition expressed deep concern over the systematic targeting of hospitals, clinics, schools, and water stations, depriving millions of civilians of basic rights to health, education, and clean water. They said this violates Article 14 of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, which forbids depriving civilians of indispensable survival needs.
“Reports indicate ethnic-motivated violations and widespread sexual violence, consistent with findings from the International Independent Fact-Finding Mission in September 2025. These include systematic patterns of ethnic violence, sexual violence as a tactic of war, arbitrary arrests, and torture,” Khalid added.
The activists warned that these acts may constitute crimes against humanity under Article 7 of the Rome Statute. They are also alarmed by the total collapse of protection mechanisms and the rise of a culture of impunity.
Khalid described how civilians now live in a security and legal vacuum due to the collapse of state institutions and the absence of effective local accountability, perpetuating impunity.
The coalition is demanding an immediate and comprehensive arms embargo on all parties involved in the Sudan conflict.
“Activate Chapter VII of the UN Charter to establish safe, internationally protected humanitarian corridors to North Darfur and Kordofan,” Khalid said.
They also want the Sudan situation referred to the International Criminal Court to ensure accountability for crimes committed.
“Extend the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission for at least two years, increase its resources, and establish a special mechanism to investigate the violations of September 2025,” Khalid urged.
The coalition is calling on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international bodies to issue urgent public statements condemning the violence and demanding its immediate cessation.
“We are pleading for concrete and urgent protection mechanisms for Sudanese human rights defenders, especially in high-risk areas such as Al-Fasher,” Khalid added.
Describing the crisis as a critical test for the international community, he said: “The situation in Sudan is no longer merely a humanitarian crisis; it is a crucial test of the international system’s credibility and its ability to protect civilians and human rights defenders. Violence has escalated beyond all bounds, turning cities into battlefields. We urge the international community to move beyond condemnation and take decisive action.”
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