Amnesty International has called for an international protection force in Sudan, warning that continued fighting between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces is exposing civilians to escalating violence.
The organisation urged the UN Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council to deploy the force, protect civilians, secure humanitarian access and monitor violations.
Amnesty said Sudan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with tens of thousands killed, more than 10.5 million displaced and over 30 million people needing urgent aid.
In its report A City Under Siege, Children in the Line of Fire, Amnesty said evidence from survivor interviews, verified videos and satellite imagery pointed to killings, torture, rape, forced displacement and other abuses that may amount to genocide.
Secretary General Agnes Callamard said Sudan’s conflict “has turned into a war on civilians,” stressing that children have been among the hardest hit by the violence.
