The International Court of Justice has launched an investigation into war crimes in Sudan.
According to the news agency, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Court of Justice (ICC) Karim Khan expressed his concern over the increased violence in Sudan and said that the increase in violence in the warring parties is alarming.
The office of ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a report to the UN Security Council on Thursday that it could confirm that it had opened an investigation into the incidents that occurred in the context of the current hostilities. have given
The report states that ICC prosecutors are closely monitoring reports of extrajudicial killings, burning and looting of homes and markets in Al-Janaina, West Darfur, as well as the killing and displacement of civilians in North Darfur and elsewhere in Darfur. are watching.
3,000 people have been killed so far in the fighting between the army and the Rapid Force. The top UN official in Sudan has also demanded accountability from the warring parties.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country by land area, is on the brink of a full-scale civil war that could destabilize the wider region.
He said that more than 30 lakh people have been displaced out of which more than 7 lakh people have taken refuge in neighboring countries.