SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: Human Rights Watch - Sudan: A Year On, Justice Needed for Crackdowns

9/4/2020: Human Rights Watch - Sudan: A Year On, Justice Needed for Crackdowns

 Human Rights Watch (HRW) call for Sudan’s transitional government to accelerate efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against protesters by government security forces since December 2018.

 HRW cite “wide criticism” of the committee investigating the June 3 2019 crackdown for its slow pace and inaccessibility, “especially for victims of gender-based violence.” HRW also note that Sudanese prosecutors lack resources and technical capacity to investigate violations, and rely on victims’ families to collect evidence.

 Thus, HRW call for the government to form a special entity “such as an investigation committee or special court,” to investigate cases, with the international community, including donors, seeking to provide technical and financial support.

 HRW also call for the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in its Darfur investigation, which includes executing outstanding arrest warrants against al-Bashir