SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies - Darfur: Sudanese authorities must urgently put in place measures to protect civilians from arbitrary attacks by armed militias
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) call on the Sudanese transitional government, the joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the International community to protect civilians in Darfur who face a “surge of targeted attacks…since May 2020”.
ACJPS call for the government to publicly condemn the “arbitrary” attacks and “make it clear that… perpetrators will be held to account.”
ACJPS also suggest concerted efforts to control and tighten restrictions on arms and ammunitions in Darfur, alongside controls over the presence of militias and weapons in public places.
Adding that UNAMID’s capacity has been “threatened by the significant drawdown in its military and police officers,” ACJPS call for UNAMID to fulfil its mandate to protect civilians “under imminent threat of physical violence.”
Finally, ACJPS call for the EU, US, UN and African Union to support the government in meeting its international humanitarian legal obligations.