Sudan’s UN Rights Probe on the Brink: 68 Groups Demand Cash and Two-Year Extension to Save Atrocity Evidence

Sudan’s UN Rights Probe on the Brink: 68 Groups Demand Cash and Two-Year Extension to Save Atrocity Evidence

A coalition of 68 civil society organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), is demanding the UN Human Rights Council renew the mandate of its fact-finding mission in Sudan for two more years, warning that without urgent funding, the documentation of mass killings and war crimes will be lost forever.

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The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan (FFM) is running out of time and money. The mission, which was established to collect evidence of grave human rights violations, war crimes, and sexual violence, operates under a temporary mandate that is set to expire [225185][225189]. In a joint appeal, the groups stressed that ending the mission now would leave victims without a documented record of the violence and no path to justice [225185].

Human Rights Watch issued a formal appeal to permanent representatives in Geneva, emphasizing that "adequate resources are essential for the mission to conduct thorough, credible investigations" [225189]. The groups argue that underfunding directly undermines the ability to hold perpetrators accountable as Sudan remains gripped by conflict with reports of mass killings and forced displacement continuing to surface [225189].

The UN Human Rights Council is expected to deliberate on the extension in its upcoming session. Diplomats are weighing the decision, but advocates are pushing for swift action before the current mandate lapses, warning that a failure to renew would result in critical documentation being lost and perpetrators escaping accountability [225185][225189].

Sudan’s UN Fact-Finding Mission Faces Expiry: Press Freedom Group Demands Two-Year Extension

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