UN anti-racism experts warned on Tuesday of rising hate speech, dehumanising language and ethnically driven abuses in Sudan, targeting the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa communities.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination noted that Sudan is suffering one of the world’s worst displacement emergencies, with millions uprooted and humanitarian access near collapse.
The committee highlighted widespread sexual and gender-based violence, describing it as a weapon wielded systematically across the conflict.
It also condemned attacks on medical facilities, assaults on aid workers and deliberate blockades that have strangled humanitarian lifelines.
Experts voiced alarm over intensifying violence in the Kordofan region as clashes escalate between Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces.
They urged Sudan to halt the spread of ethnic hatred, end racist incitement and prevent further bloodshed against targeted communities.
The committee called for prompt, impartial investigations into all alleged abuses and demanded prosecutions and reparations without discrimination.
It pressed Sudan to cooperate fully with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to ensure accountability and transparency.
The experts renewed their call for all parties to silence their guns immediately and commit to inclusive political dialogue.
They said only a civilian-led government can guide Sudan away from the abyss and restore a path toward peace.
The conflict between Burhan’s army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has already killed thousands and uprooted millions.
