The European Parliament has strongly condemned the ongoing conflict in Sudan, including the “grave and systematic violations of international humanitarian law and human rights committed by both” the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army (SAF).
In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament also deplored “indiscriminate attacks against civilians, ethnically targeted violence, sexual violence, torture, the use of child soldiers, attacks on hospitals and humanitarian facilities, and the deliberate starvation of civilians, possibly constituting acts of genocide.”
The members of parliament expressed “deep concern at the alarming deterioration in the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, as the conflict has led to and continues to fuel the most severe humanitarian catastrophe worldwide.”
They urged the warring parties to “immediately put an end to hostilities, cease all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, halt attacks on infrastructure and humanitarian aid, end the use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons of war.”
The resolution reaffirmed Sudan’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity and stressed the legitimacy of the civilian government in Khartoum, rejecting what it termed as “any attempt to create parallel or rival authorities or political structures in RSF-controlled areas.”
It also stressed that “the primary responsibility for ending the conflict rests with the leadership of the RSF, the SAF and their allied militias, and with those providing them with direct or indirect support.”
The head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, again lauded the efforts of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump to achieve peace in the country.
Following talks with Norwegian State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, al-Burhan said that “the government is keen on achieving a just peace that meets the aspirations of the people and preserves its rights.”
But the Sovereignty Council stressed that the US has not yet presented a document on resolving the Sudanese conflict.
Kravik also stated that “there is no new proposal for a humanitarian truce. The only proposal remains the one tabled several weeks ago.”
He said it was “critical that a humanitarian truce is followed by an inclusive political process towards a unified and stable Sudan.”
