2023-05-12 06:16:28
With this text, the UN issues a warning to criminals. The resolution expands the prerogatives of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his expert on Sudan. Their mandate now includes monitoring and detailed documentation of all human rights violations since the October 2021 coup, including those in the current conflict.
The two men will have to submit a full report on the abuses committed. Everything will be followed by a dialogue extended to other parties such as the African Union, theIntergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) or the Arab League. Several countries, including Sudan, strongly opposed, denouncing interference in internal affairs.
Hassan Hamid Hassan, representative of the army chief al-Burhan, estimated that the situation did not require a special session, that this resolution might negatively influence other ongoing peace initiatives. The diplomat considered that these new prerogatives went well beyond the current mandate, and that it resembled a commission of inquiry.
The debates clearly revealed a divide. Arab and African countries, as well as other nations such as China, opposed the text. Result: the resolution was narrowly adopted with 18 votes against 15. Hassan Shire of the NGO Defend Defenders praised ” the strongest OHCHR resolution on Sudan in years, although it still falls short and there needs to be a real independent investigative mechanism. »
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