Delivers an Oral Statement before the Human Rights Council on Sudan
Federation of Sudanese Human Rights Organizations
Condemns Systematic Crimes by the Sudanese Army Against Civilians Before the
Human Rights Council
Geneva / Human Rights Council / September 2025
As part of its participation in the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council,
the Federation of Sudanese Human Rights Organizations, together with a number of
international organizations holding consultative status at the UN, delivered an oral statement
on behalf of its allied organizations and members. The statement addressed the human rights
situation in Sudan during the general debate under Item 3 of the Council’s agenda.
Presented during the Council’s 18th meeting, the statement expressed deep concern over the
violations committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allied terrorist groups since the
outbreak of armed conflict in April 2023, particularly extrajudicial killings, enforced
disappearances, and arbitrary arrests. It further highlighted the crimes committed by extremist
factions such as those led by Minni Minnawi and Gibril Ibrahim, noting that the United
Nations Office documented nearly 90 cases in August alone. The statement also called on the
Human Rights Council to renew and expand the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
situation of human rights in Sudan and to establish an international mechanism to monitor the
impact of the conflict on economic and social rights.
Mr. President,
The systematic violations committed by the Sudanese army and allied militias since April
2023 do not only target civil and political rights, but also extend to economic, social, and
cultural rights. They undermine the right to development and threaten the entire human rights
framework.
Mr. President,
Sudan has witnessed a major collapse in the protection of civilians and their fundamental
rights, with widespread extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary
detentions carried out by the Sudanese army and extremist groups, including those of Minni
Minnawi and Gibril Ibrahim. The UN Human Rights Office documented 89 killings in
August 2025 and 18 cases in January 2025 in Khartoum. Systematic attacks on vital
infrastructure have deprived millions of Sudanese of their rights to health, education,
housing, and clean water.
Mr. President,
We call upon this esteemed Council to condemn these violations, to expand the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan, and to establish an
international mechanism to monitor the impact of the conflict on economic and social rights.
Federation of Sudanese Human Rights Organizations
We further call for support to displaced persons, protection of civil society, and urgent action
to address Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, which threatens the full spectrum of fundamental
rights.
Thank you, Mr. President.