In light of the unfolding human rights crisis in Sudan, and notwithstanding efforts to stop the fighting by the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and other regional and international actors, non-governmental organisations wrote to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to address the ongoing crisis in Sudan by supporting the convening of a special session of the Council to establish an investigative and accountability mechanism addressing all alleged human rights violations and abuses in Sudan.
“In line with the Council’s mandate to prevent violations and to respond promptly to human rights emergencies, States have a responsibility to act by convening a special session and establishing an investigative and accountability mechanism addressing all alleged human rights violations and abuses in Sudan.
We urge your delegation to support the adoption of a resolution that requests the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently organize an independent mechanism to investigate human rights violations and advance accountability in Sudan, whose work would complement the work of the designated Expert on Sudan.”
