Government of Sudan intends to sue other countries involved in the Sudan war

Minister of Justice, Moawia Osman Mohamed Khair, said that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights welcomed the complaint filed by the Sudanese government against the State of Chad, indicating that the Commission affirmed its keenness to preserve all the rights stipulated in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Minister of Justice announced, in a press conference at the official spokesman’s platform in Portsudan on Tuesday, that Sudan had filed its official complaint against the State of Chad for its involvement in supporting the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in its war on Sudan, noting that the complaint was filed on November 1, 2024.

Minister of Justice revealed that a high-level legal committee had traveled to the city of Banjul, capital of Gambia, which embraces the headquarters of the Commission. He added that the committee had held meetings with the Commission and provided it with full information, and submitted the complaint accompanied by sufficient evidence to proceed with the complaint.

Dr. Moawia pointed out that President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, had issued a decision forming a committee to follow up on international cases against the outlaw RSF militia and the countries supporting it, headed by the Minister of Justice on June 6, 2024, with other relevant bodies as members.

He explained that there are other lawsuits related to the militia’s crimes against involved countries that will be announced in due course, stressing the keenness of the Ministry of Justice and various legal committees to continue pursuing the militia in all international courts.

The minister explained that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a quasi-judicial body that provides a way for human rights victims in Africa to file cases and lawsuits against countries responsible for human rights violations, explaining that complaints can be submitted to it under the African Charter, indicating that Chad is a signatory to the African Charter on which Sudan relied.

He said that Sudan has sufficient material evidence and strong evidence confirming Chad’s involvement in supporting the insurgent RSF militia by delivering weapons, marches and equipment to it through its airports, particularly Um jars Airport from Sharjah Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), all the way to Darfur. He explained that several international bodies and foreign organizations confirmed Chad’s involvement in supporting the rebellion and that there are many documents and papers that constitute sufficient evidence to proceed with the international prosecution of Chad.

The Minister of Justice said that Sudan considers Chad a country that has violated the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and contributed to committing war crimes in Sudan by providing weapons and full support to the outlaw RSF militia.