Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors to the UN Security advice that the ICC has “reasonable reasons for believing” that war crimes and crimes against humanity are committed in the region, where a Conflict deepening Between the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces (RSF) plunged the region into a humanitarian disaster.
Among the most disturbing models, she said, is the targeted use of sexual violence, including rape, kidnapping and sexospecific assaults-a campaign often directed against women and girls of specific ethnic communities.
‘An essential model’
“” There is an essential scheme of offense, targeting of gender and ethnicity by rape and sexual violence,Ms. Khan said, stressing that such crimes must be translated into proof that the court and the world hear.
She detailed the current efforts of the Darfur Unified team of the ICC to document atrocities, in particular through repeated field missions in refugee camps in Chad, the collection of more than 7,000 evidence and increased cooperation with civil society and groups of victims.
Ms. Khan also underlined a renewed accent on gender crimes, supported by the dedicated gender unit of the Court, and Called all partners to work more closely to “make sure that there is no gap in our efforts to hold responsible authors”.
Deteriorate the humanitarian crisis
Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation is getting worse.
According to the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (Ochha), the convoys of aid are targeted, the hospitals bombed and the food and the water have deliberately retained.
In early June, five humanists were killed in an ambush in northern Darfur, while air strikes west of Kordofan killed more than 40 civilians, including patients and health staff.
Active bombing
In El Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, active bombings and the encirclement armed by RSF forces have actually cut civilians with rescue aid. Extortion and hijacking reports in the surrounding areas have further aggravated the crisis.
The triggering of cholera is spreading in conflict zones, Darfur is now experiencing a cross -border transmission to Chad and South Sudan.
Health officials warn that the current rainy season could worsen the epidemic by contaminating the already Scarce water sources.
Attached to justice
In addition to humanitarian challenges, the ICC is also faced with great obstacles.
The deputy Prosector Khan noted a series of challenges, including obstruction and hostility towards field investigators, critical under-funding, limited cooperation of certain states and difficulties surrounding the arrest and transfer of people under mandate of the ICC.
However, despite the challenges, she affirmed the commitment of the ICC to justice.
She underlined the pending verdict in the trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, as an important step for responsibility-and a warning to the authors who always believe themselves out of the reach of international law.
“” They must understand: we work intensively to ensure that this test is only the first of many,She said.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
