On the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan

B100362/2026

European Parliament resolution on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan

(2026/2799(RSP))

having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan,

having regard to the Geneva Conventions of 1949,

having regard to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,​

whereas the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023 has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with over 30 million in need of assistance;

whereas nearly two thirds of Sudan’s population, including 16 million children, is in dire need of humanitarian assistance, while the healthcare system has largely collapsed under drone attacks; whereas humanitarian aid is being obstructed, exacerbating food insecurity, malnutrition and the spread of disease;

whereas the RSF captured El Fasher in October 2025 after an 18-month siege; whereas the UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the takeover bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, despite repeated warnings and identified atrocity-risk indicators;

whereas the RSF has maintained a partial siege of El-Obeid, home to over 500 000 civilians, and has intensified drone attacks since 6 June 2026, targeting fuel depots, water facilities and a dialysis centre and killing more than 50 civilians in ten days; whereas international actors have warned of imminent mass atrocities;

whereas rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage are used as weapons of war; whereas UNICEF recorded hundreds of child rape cases since 2024; whereas funding cuts forced UNFPA to withdraw from over half the health facilities it supported;

Strongly condemns the RSF’s advance toward El-Obeid and warns that the city risks the same fate as El-Fasher; calls RSF to immediately to cease the aggression against El-Obeid; supports the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan, the work of the ACHPR and ongoing investigations conducted by the ICC;

Condemns the war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan including ethnically targeted killings, rape, sexual slavery and deliberate starvation;

Urges all warring factions in Sudan to uphold international humanitarian law and respect for human rights; urges all external actors to cease to finance, supply arms, or provide other forms of support;

Calls for safe civilian evacuation routes, an end to starvation, rape as a weapon of war, ransom-based abductions, and calls on all parties to secure crossline and cross-border humanitarian access;

Strongly supports the efforts of the AU, the IGAD, and regional partners to facilitate a Sudanese-owned peace process with civil society at its core and insists that Sudan’s future be led by civilians, not armed groups or external proxies;

Urges the Council to impose targeted sanctions against those involved in operations around El-Obeid; calls for the UN arms embargo to be extended to all of Sudan;

Urges the Commission and Member States to step up humanitarian assistance to address pressing needs through, among others, direct funding to Emergency Response Rooms and other frontline organisations;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the African Union and the warring parties.