The Committee for Justice (The CFJ) submitted a detailed report on the human rights situation in Sudan, which was accepted during the proceedings of the NGOs Forum held alongside the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which took place in Banjul, The Gambia from 28 to 30 April 2025.
The report, which was discussed and adopted by the Forum, highlighted that serious human rights violations in Sudan have significantly worsened since the outbreak of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. These violations include extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, sexual violence, enforced disappearances, and the displacement of millions of civilians.
The report further stressed that the deliberate targeting of human rights defenders, activists, and journalists constitutes a blatant violation of fundamental freedoms and threatens the existence and operations of civil society, calling for their protection and an immediate end to all forms of intimidation and persecution against them.
The CFJ called upon the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to adopt an official decision containing a set of demands aimed at halting the severe deterioration of the human rights situation in Sudan. These demands include a strong condemnation of all parties to the conflict for the violations they have committed, which have caused immense human suffering and the displacement of millions.
The CFJ urged Sudanese authorities and armed groups to immediately cease hostilities, fully abide by international human rights law and international humanitarian law, protect civilians and humanitarian workers, and allow unhindered access for humanitarian aid.
The report also emphasized the importance of strengthening the role of the joint fact-finding mission established by the African Union in cooperation with the African Commission, to document violations and collect evidence in an independent and professional manner, and called for providing the necessary logistical and financial support to expand its scope and achieve tangible results.
The CFJ further called for comprehensive international accountability, including supporting the case filed by Sudan against the United Arab Emirates at the International Court of Justice, and working to ensure the activation of regional and international accountability mechanisms against all entities involved in committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The CFJ underscored the necessity of Sudanese authorities cooperating with regional and international mechanisms investigating the crimes committed and ensuring that those responsible are brought to justice in accordance with the principles of the International Criminal Court and standards of fair trials.
In conclusion, The CFJ concluded its report by urging the Sudanese authorities to develop a comprehensive national plan to end the presence of armed groups, disarm them, and reintegrate their members into civilian life, with particular focus on child recruitment, protection, and psychosocial rehabilitation, within a national framework that includes youth, women, and civil society organizations.
