ICC Warns of Ongoing War Crimes and Atrocities in Darfur

ICC's Findings on Darfur

• 💡 The ICC Prosecutor's Office has reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been and continue to be committed in Darfur.
• 🎯 Investigations are based on documentary, testimonial, and digital evidence, including over 7,000 collected items.
• ⚠️ The humanitarian situation has reached an intolerable state, with hospitals, convoys, and civilian objects being targeted.

Escalating Violations and Suffering

• 💔 Famine is escalating, and humanitarian aid is not reaching those in need.
• 🚫 People are being deprived of water and food, and rape and sexual violence are being weaponized.
• 💰 Abductions for ransom or to bolster armed groups have become common practice.

Focus on Gender-Based Crimes

• 🚺 The ICC is giving gender-based crimes a priority, focusing on sensitivity in evidence gathering from victims and survivors.
• ⚖️ There is an inescapable pattern of offending targeting gender and ethnicity through rape and sexual violence, which must be translated into evidence.
• 🤝 The ICC calls for closer collaboration with partners to ensure accountability for perpetrators of gender-based crimes.

Cooperation and Accountability Efforts

• 🤝 The ICC has seen progress in cooperation with the government of Sudan, including visits to Port Sudan and engagement with witnesses.
• 🚨 A key priority is to secure the arrest of individuals subject to ICC arrest warrants, including Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir.
• ⚖️ The upcoming decision in the Ali Kushayb trial is hoped to be the first of many for this situation.

Challenges and Call for Support

• 📉 The ICC faces significant challenges, including critically low resources relative to the scale of investigations and experienced hostility.
• 🆘 Support is needed now more than ever to prevent a cycle of violence fueled by impunity.
• 🕊️ Collective action and resolve can deliver justice, reduce suffering, and lay the foundations for peace in Darfur.