The European Parliament on Thursday condemned the devastating civil war in Sudan, in a resolution that gained broad support across parliamentary blocs, including the conservative European People’s Party, the Socialists and Democrats, the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists, the far-right Patriots group, Renew Europe, and the liberal Greens.
The text of the resolution denounced the two-year conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives and pushed 25 million people into severe hunger.
Three European Parliament officials familiar with the negotiations between the political groups told Politico that the blocs were satisfied with the wording agreed upon with the European People’s Party, and sought to send a strong message of support to Sudan.
Ultimately, the Parliament’s resolution condemned the “atrocities” committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, stressing that ethnically motivated killings, rape, sexual slavery, and the deliberate starvation of civilians may amount to acts of genocide.
The resolution also calls for sanctions on militias involved in the civil war, as well as sanctions on “external funders and supporters,” without naming any additional parties in the conflict.
