The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., called on Congress to support the imposition of maximum sanctions on the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and to enforce an arms export ban on the United Arab Emirates due to its alleged military and financial support of the militia responsible for widespread civilian atrocities in Sudan.
In a warning statement, CAIR described the recent massacres by the RSF in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, as a new chapter in a “long series of crimes against humanity.” The organization emphasized the need for tougher U.S. measures to hold both perpetrators and their supporters accountable.
CAIR urged Congress to impose maximum sanctions on the RSF and its leadership, enforce arms bans on the UAE and any state proven to support the militia, lift sanctions on the Sudanese army, and support a political transition toward a representative civilian government.
The statement noted that the RSF, accused of ethnic cleansing, mass killings, and racist attacks against Sudanese civilians, has carried out drone strikes on mosques and power stations, burned IDP camps, and executed civilians and humanitarian workers in Darfur and Port Sudan.
CAIR stressed that continued alleged international support for the RSF, despite sanctions, poses a direct threat to regional stability, justice, and human rights. The organization affirmed that supporting the Sudanese people’s pursuit of a “just peace and democratic state” requires a decisive U.S. stance against any party prolonging the conflict.
