SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: New Year Brings Protests and Violence in Wake of UNAMID Exit from Darfur
Citing ongoing violent attacks since the end of the UN-African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) mandate, the Darfur Women’s Action Group (DWAG) call for the international community and the US government to listen to the concern to the concerns of displaced Darfuris still living in refugee camps and fearing for their safety, and “recognise that the political aspirations of the interim government do not match the needs of the people.”
DWAG further call for the creation and enforcement of a civilian protection mandate that will last throughout the entirety of Sudan’s transitional period, alongside strong international presence with mechanisms for protection of human rights and verifiable measures to demonstrate progress across Sudan.
Finally, DWAG call for the Sudanese government to be urged to “stop Sudanese forces from further perpetuating violence and terror on vulnerable displaced communities.”