Geneva / Human Rights Council
Within the framework of the participation of the Dawn Organization for Peace, Development and Justice in the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the organization, in alliance with international organizations holding consultative status with the United Nations, delivered its oral statement on behalf of the allied organizations concerning the human rights situation in Sudan, following the presentation of the report and briefing of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the global human rights situation. The statement, presented by the organization on behalf of a number of Sudanese human rights organizations and civil society institutions, read as follows:
Mr. President,
Sudan is witnessing a severe humanitarian crisis since the Sudanese Armed Forces dismantled the institutions of civilian governance and undermined popular participation in the management of state affairs and policymaking, deepening political and social division and instability. This crisis has been exacerbated by massacres in Al-Jazira State and Nyala in South Darfur, which included aerial bombardments and the targeting of civilians and vital infrastructure with barrel bombs in more than 200 attacks during 2024, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, as well as widespread destruction of civilian life and essential facilities.
Mr. President,
The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan Liberation Movement, along with their allies, have pursued systematic repressive methods against civilians to impose full control over residential areas. The Sudanese Armed Forces also adopted retaliatory and exclusionary policies that deepened divisions and obstructed peace and development efforts. This was exemplified by the aerial bombardment of the main “Saraf Omra” market with two barrel bombs in November 2024.
Mr. President,
We call on the Human Rights Council to assume its responsibility in supporting the transfer of power to a civilian government that represents all Sudanese people, and to link any international support provided to the Sudanese Armed Forces to their respect for human rights and the establishment of transparent civilian institutions. We further emphasize the urgent need to support accountability and to end impunity for the crimes and violations committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allies against civilians, and to refrain from granting international legitimacy to military rule in Sudan.
Thank you, Mr. President.