ICC: We believe both sides of the war in Sudan have committed war crimes in Darfur
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has told the United Nations Security Council that there are "reasons to believe" that the Sudanese army, the Rapid Aid Forces, and their allied groups have committed war crimes in Darfur.
Karim Khan has said this while presenting a report on the violation of law taking place in Darfur, western Sudan. Khan has told the Security Council that the brutality that happened in El Geneina, West Darfur, is an important basis for the investigation carried out by the institution, stressing that his team is still gathering evidence and information about the crimes committed in Darfur. Karim Khan launched a war crimes investigation in July last year after increasing hostilities in the Darfur region. Karim Khan A United Nations investigation published on January 20 said that between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed last year in the city of El Geneina, due to ethnic clashes and atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and militias affiliated with the group. Speaking before the Security Council, Khan reported that refugees from Darfur in the refugee camps he visited last Saturday in Chad gave him testimony describing sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur, brutal killings, and crimes caused by racism. Chad is sheltering more than 540,000 Sudanese refugees, and United Nations reports say that number is expected to rise to 910,000 by the end of this year.
