HR Council: fact-finding mission on Sudan Appointed
Agencies – Sudan Events
Today (Monday), the President of the Human Rights Council, Vaklak Balik, announced the appointment of three independent experts to form an international fact-finding mission on the situation in Sudan, headed by Tanzanian judge Mohamed Chandi Othman.
The Human Rights Council established an independent fact-finding mission by resolution last October “to investigate and establish the facts, circumstances and root causes of all allegations of human rights violations, abuses and violations of international humanitarian law – including those committed against refugees – and related crimes in the context of the ongoing armed conflict that began in April 15, 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, in addition to other warring parties.
The mission will collect and analyze evidence, identify individuals and entities responsible for these crimes and violations where possible, and make recommendations with the aim of ending impunity and ensuring accountability and access to justice for victims.
The United Nations News Center reported that the committee includes the former President of the Supreme Court in Tanzania, Muhammad Chandi Othman, Joy Esiello, the first lawyer in Nigeria and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, and former UN official Mona Rishmawi – Jordanian-Swiss, who was the head of the envoy’s office of United Nations for Syria.
It is noteworthy that the members of the mission will work in their personal capacity and will not receive salaries for their work. They are expected to present the mission’s findings to the Human Rights Council between September and October, and to the General Assembly in October next year.
