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The International Criminal Court (ICC) believes in war crimes and crimes against humanity occurred in Sudan, where the Civil War has been burning for more than two years.
The representative of the court prosecutor had told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis and the depth of suffering in the western Darfur region of the country “had reached a country that could not be tolerated”.
Nazhat Shameem Khan said: “People lose water and food.
“Rape and sexual violence are being armed. Kidnapping for ransom or to support armed group has become a general practice.”
“But we should not be under any illusion,” he told the most powerful UN body. “Everything can still be worse.”
War in Sudan Starting in April 2023, when the old tension between the Sudan army and the paramilitary troops broke out in the capital, Khartoum.
The conflict immediately spread to other regions, including Darfur, and around 40,000 people have been killed and nearly 13 million refugees, according to the UN institution.
MS Khan said ICC had been close to tracking a terrible situation in the North Darfur in the last few weeks.
The capital in the region, El Fasher, has been surrounded by Paramiliter Fast Support Groups (RSF) and affiliated groups.
RSF, which controls the capital of all other states in Darfur, has also attacked Zamzam which is hit by famine and other camps for Sudan refugees in North Darfur.
MS Khan said: “On the basis of our independent investigation, our office position is clear, we have a reasonable reason to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have and continue to commit in Darfur.”
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The conclusion is based on documentary, testimonial and digital evidence collected by the ICC investigation over the past six months and more than 7,000 evidence items collected to date, he added.
MS Khan stressed that the ICC considered the situation in Darfur “the most important” and said it would not be hindered until justice was sent to the perpetrators.
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Darfur became synonymous with genocide and war crimes two decades ago, especially by the famous Arabic Janjweed militia. Up to 300,000 people were killed and 2.7 million were expelled from their homes.
MS Khan said those who now “cause unimaginable atrocities [Darfur’s] The population “must know the leader of Janjweed Ali Kushayb is currently on trial and ICC hopes it will be the first of many.
