
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Wednesday to extend its investigation into alleged rights abuses in the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Despite objections from the Burhan-controlled SAF, 23 council members supported the decision to prolong the independent international fact-finding mission.
The investigation was established last year to probe all alleged human rights and international humanitarian law violations in the conflict.
Britain, Germany, Norway, and the United States proposed renewing the initial one-year mandate for another year, a move supported by many council members.
Sudan’s envoy, however, criticized the draft resolution as “unjust” and demanded a vote on it.
He argued that the resolution equates the national army with a rebellious militia.
Several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, and the United States, voted in favor of extending the mission.
China, Cuba, Eritrea, Indonesia, Morocco, Qatar, and Sudan itself voted against the resolution. Algeria, Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia abstained.
The United States ambassador emphasized the severity of the situation in Sudan.
She stressed the importance of the council’s attention to the crisis.
The European Union countries on the council also supported extending the mission, emphasizing the need to address impunity and ensure a lasting peace for Sudan’s people.
The three-member fact-finding mission is chaired by Mohamed Chande Othman, a former chief justice of Tanzania.