On the Threat of War Crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian Law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
B-10-2026-0358
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Nela Riehl, Mounir Satouri, Maria Ohisalo, Thomas Waitz, Ville Niinistö, Catarina Vieira, Erik Marquardt
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Parliament condemns the violence in Sudan, especially the RSF advance on El-Obeid, and calls for preventing a repeat of the El-Fasher massacre.¶ It urges member states to push for a ceasefire, lift the siege, protect civilians, support human rights defenders, and ensure humanitarian access.¶¶ It calls on the EEAS and Council to use sanctions and other tools against violators, including states like the UAE, and to expand the arms embargo to all of Sudan.¶¶ It supports a civilian-led peace process, demands accountability for perpetrators, and backs the ICC investigation and UN Fact-Finding Mission.¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the brutal violence in Sudan, particularly the RSF advance on El-Obeid, and insists the international community prevent a repetition of the El-Fasher massacre.¶
- Insists member states use all political, diplomatic and economic leverage to push for a ceasefire, enforce lifting the siege on El-Obeid, and support deploying a mission to protect civilians.¶
- Urges member states to strengthen support for Sudanese human rights defenders, including in exile, and secure rapid, unhindered crossline and cross-border humanitarian access.¶
- Urges the EEAS and Council to use all available tools, especially sanctions, against warring parties and states enabling RSF abuses.¶
- Urges the EEAS and Council to condemn and act against states, including the UAE, violating the arms embargo on Darfur, and work with the UNSC to expand the embargo to all of Sudan.¶
- Supports AU, IGAD and regional efforts for a Sudanese-owned peace process with civil society at its core; insists Sudan's future be civilian-led.¶
- Demands accountability for all perpetrators; urges the Commission and member states to support the ICC prosecutor's investigation and the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan.¶
Who is affected
- Member states: urged to use leverage for ceasefire, protect civilians, support defenders, and ensure humanitarian access.¶¶
- EEAS and Council: urged to apply sanctions and condemn states violating the arms embargo.¶¶
- States like the UAE: accused of violating the arms embargo and enabling RSF abuses.¶
- Sudanese civilians: at risk of atrocities; need protection and humanitarian access.¶¶¶