Sudan: Statement of the African Union Special Envoy On the Prevention of Genocide On the Situation in Sudan, 29 October 2024

The African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, H.E. Adama Dieng, is deeply concerned by the escalating violence and tragic loss of life in various parts of Sudan, and in particular the ongoing violence in Al-Jazirah, state and AL Damazein area. Reports of grave crimes including mass killings, summary execution, sexual assault, abduction, torture, and looting, have emerged, despite the continuing telecommunication blackout which makes it difficult to determine…