Darfur Associations UK Participates in Parliamentary Session on Sudan
Representatives of the Darfur Associations UK participated this morning (Wednesday) in a meeting held within the British Parliament to mark 1,000 days since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan. The meeting was convened at the invitation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan.
According to a press release issued by the Association, the session provided an important opportunity to reflect on the humanitarian, political, and regional repercussions of the ongoing war and to discuss the role the UK can play in supporting peace efforts and alleviating the humanitarian suffering of the Sudanese people.
Darfur Associations UK expressed its satisfaction with the briefing given by Rosalind Marsden on the developments in the humanitarian, political, and security situation in Sudan.
The Association considered her presentation to be an objective account of the facts on the ground, particularly regarding the genocide committed by militias in El Fasher and the accompanying grave crimes against civilians.
According to Dr. Bryn Matthew, a member of the British Parliament and the International Development Committee, the number of victims in El Fasher has risen from 60,000 to approximately 75,000. He explained that this information was provided to him by Yale University during an official meeting.
The briefing also addressed the ongoing attacks targeting Dar Zaghawa and surrounding areas.
A representative of the Darfur Community Association corrected some information based on reliable sources on the ground, stating that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia had executed more than 300 citizens based on their ethnicity in the areas of Abu Qumra, Karnoi, and Ambro.
The Darfur Community Association in the United Kingdom called for the inclusion of the crimes committed in Ambro, Karnoi, and Al-Tina in the report. Simultaneously, it issued a direct appeal to the British government to exert serious pressure to halt funding and supplies to the RSF militia, which is implicated in the killing of innocent people based on ethnicity and regional affiliation.
During the discussions and deliberations, several participants made interventions condemning the ongoing crimes and calling for an immediate end to the Rapid Support Forces’ attacks against civilians, particularly in the Kordofan region. They denounced the bombing carried out by a Rapid Support Forces drone that targeted a house in the city of El Obeid, resulting in the death of more than ten people.