Geneva – AlMohagig
The Minister of Justice, Dr. Muawiya Othman Muhammad Khair, today before the Human Rights Council, at the beginning of the Council’s deliberations, during Sudan’s statement on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Sudan. He began his speech by affirming the position of the Government of Sudan, rejecting the special session held by the Council in May 2023 last year and the resolution that was adopted under it, indicating that Sudan is participating in the session from its position as a member of the Council.
He welcomed the report’s direct accusations against the rebel militia of committing shocking atrocities and unprecedented violations of international humanitarian and human rights law against the Sudanese people, including killing, torture, rape, exploitation, displacement, and ethnic cleansing.
He pointed to the Government of Sudan’s rejection of the incorrect description contained in the report about what is happening in Sudan by referring to what he called “the two sides of the conflict,” stressing that the attempt to equate the country’s national army “the Sudanese Armed Forces” with the militia rebelling against the state is something that even violates the Charter of Nations.
The United Nations and the established principles therein about the sovereignty of states and their legitimate institutions, mainly the functions of the armies in all countries of the world under the constitution.
He reviewed the legal measures taken by the Government of Sudan at the national level, represented by the formation of the National Committee to Investigate War Crimes, Violations and Practices of Rebel Forces and Other Crimes, headed by the Attorney General of the Republic of Sudan, indicating that the Committee had begun its procedures to investigate and monitor evidence and merits and has before it integrated files on many cases.
To decide, it also opened more than 6,000 complaints against people involved in these violations under the Sudanese Criminal Code under the chapter on crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, and other crimes related to murder, rape, looting, and robbery in addition to several reports under the Anti-Humanitarian Law: terrorism, children’s law, and relevant international agreements.
He stressed the commitment of the Government of Sudan to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations, referring to the package of measures adopted by the state to facilitate and accelerate the delivery of humanitarian aid, visas, and entry permits through the principle of fast-track processing.
He appealed to the international community to put pressure on the rebel militia to implement the provisions of the Jeddah Agreement and hold this militia fully responsible for obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid, and continuing to occupy strategic service facilities, civilian objects, and citizens’ homes.
The international community called for this criminal militia to be classified as a terrorist group after it met all the necessary criteria for this classification according to the definition of terrorism.
