Verbrechen im Sudan

In eine Leserbrief beschreibt Ali Abbas die Lage im Sudan:

I would like to alert you to the atrocities and dire political situation taking place in Sudan, which is undergoing a popular uprising to rid the country of the dictatorship that ruled for 30 years.

The peaceful revolution was successful in deposing former president and indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir. However, the military junta backed by brutal militia forces has seized power and refused to hand over to a transitional civilian administration.

Yesterday, 3 June, they committed heinous crimes and murderous violations of human rights by opening fire on peaceful demonstrators – killing at least 35 and injuring hundreds. They have also targeted hospitals and medical professionals treating the injured. There are widespread reports of raping, looting and beatings.

The perpetrators are largely from the infamous Janjaweed militia forces that wreaked havoc amongst the people of Darfur through killing and rape, and now bring their brand of terror to the capital Khartoum.

They are led by the genocidal and power-hungry war lord Hemedti and his collaborators on the military junta. They are backed and bankrolled by corrupt dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt. Their aim is to rule the country through brute force and genocide.

To cover their crimes, they have kicked out all major media outlets, even the somewhat initially sympathetic Al Jazeera. They have prohibited foreign journalists from leaving their hotels. But there is ample video evidence of documented crimes captured on mobile phones.

The peaceful demonstrators have now started mass strikes and civil disobedience throughout the country. This is an admirable and courageous uprising by a people fighting for their freedom, human and democratic rights via peaceful means.  

I’m writing this to help to raise awareness and to implore people to do what they can to bring pressure to the perpetrators of these heinous crimes in Sudan, and to demand they hand over power to a civilian transitional administration.