Blinken: Militia Committed Ethnic Cleansing Crimes

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the commitments of the Rapid Support Forces in talks held in Switzerland to refrain from attacking humanitarian aid convoys and to facilitate procedures to expedite emergency access to food and medicine.

He announced their welcome of the RSF’s commitment to a code of conduct for its fighters, which includes directives from the leadership to refrain from violence against women, exploitation at checkpoints, crop destruction, and adherence to the Jeddah Declaration and international humanitarian law.

Blinken stated, “These new commitments must be reflected in the actions of the RSF on the ground, which has committed ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity since the outbreak of war against Sudanese civilians.”