Amnesty International Calls for War Crimes Investigation into Sudan's RSF Attack on Zamzam Camp

Attack on Zamzam Camp

• 🎯 Amnesty International has accused Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), of committing war crimes during an attack on Zamzam camp in April.
• ⚡ The RSF fighters allegedly attacked the camp for three days, killing civilians, taking hostages, and destroying mosques and schools.
• 💡 Eyewitnesses reported RSF fighters shooting and killing 47 civilians who were hiding in homes, fleeing violence, or seeking refuge in a clinic and mosque.
• 💥 RSF forces also pillaged and set fire to homes, businesses, markets, and structures within the mosque and school compound.
• 💔 Displaced persons described harrowing journeys with dead bodies scattered along roads and an inability to access food, water, or medical services.

Allegations of Rape and Pillage

• ⚠️ Survivors described experiencing acts that may amount to war crimes of rape, murder, and pillage.
• 🆘 Those who reached safety were surviving in dismal conditions, highlighting the overwhelmed humanitarian system in North Darfur.

Potential UAE Involvement

• 📈 There is a growing body of evidence suggesting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supporting the RSF, including with weapons.
• 🚫 Amnesty International is calling on countries, particularly the UAE, to refrain from transferring weapons and ammunitions to the RSF to help stem the flow of arms fueling the conflict.

Investigation Methodology

• 🔍 The investigation compiled testimony from dozens of survivors, medical responders, civil society activists, and humanitarian actors.
• 💻 Dozens of online videos were also gathered and verified to corroborate the accounts.
• 🗣️ Testimony from individuals, such as Forens Hava, who witnessed RSF fighters execute 16 men in a mosque, brought the harrowing situation home.

Ongoing Crisis in Sudan

• 🌍 The war continues unabatedly, with no signs of reprieve for civilians, affecting millions since April 2023.
• 📚 Millions of children have been cut off from education, and almost 12 million people have fled their homes, making Sudan the world's largest displacement crisis.
• 🆘 As of November, 30.4 million people require humanitarian assistance, yet only 33% of the humanitarian response is funded.
• ⚠️ The conflict includes atrocities, attacks on humanitarians, and the blocking of humanitarian aid.