LONDON: Just days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region in late October, the International Criminal Court said it was gathering evidence of alleged mass killings, rapes and other abuses committed during the takeover.
To that end, ICC prosecutors urged “all individuals and organizations engaged in the pursuit of justice and accountability” to submit any information related to recent or past events in El-Fasher, with a view to prosecute those responsible.
But with an information blackout in North Darfur’s capital and mounting reports of atrocities since the RSF advance, are the victims and their families likely to ever obtain justice?
Yosra Sabir, a Sudanese journalist and writer, said sustained documentation is an essential tool, both for accountability and the prevention of future abuses.
“The pattern of ethnic targeting is very clear, and it’s not new,” Sabir said. (Reuters/File)
