The European Union Commission has expressed deep concern over credible report of another senseless massacre of over 100 defenceless villagers committed by the Rapid Support Forces in Wad al-Noura, in Al-Jazira State, Sudan.
EU High Representative, Josep Borell who made this known in a statement released on Friday stated that the Commission investing substantially, together with the OHCHR and the UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Sudan.
He added that the Commission together with partners are monitoring and documentation of human rights violations committed by the belligerents since the beginning of the over one-year conflict to ensure that perpetrators of these crimes are held fully accountable.
The EU once again demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities and the unhindered access for humanitarians, adding that the respect of international law and the protection of civilians must be upheld.
Report has it that over 100 people were killed, and dozens more injured, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the village of Wad al Noora in Sudan’s Gezira state on June 5, officials said.
The UNICEF Executive Director, Catherina Russell said in a statement that at least 35 children were killed and 20 others injured during this attacks.
On June 6, Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council accused the RSF of committing a massacre in the village and killing “a large number of innocents,” while the RSF said they attacked three camps housing elements of the army and intelligence personnel.
Madani Resistance Committee, a local pro-democracy activists group, put the toll at “more than 104,” and accused paramilitaries of looting Wad al Noura during the attacks.
The war between the RSF and the Sudanese army, which broke out in April 2023, has wrecked the country as clashes spread across multiple cities and pushed its population to the brink of famine.
It was reported that more than 14,000 people have been killed and thousands more have been wounded, with hundreds of thousands displaced.
