SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Guardian – Sudan accused of masterminding lethal attacks on Khartoum protesters
The Guardian reports that an inquiry by New York-based advocacy organisation Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) concluded that Sudanese security forces systematically planned and coordinated the June 3 2019 massacre which killed up to 241 pro-democracy protesters and injured hundreds more.
According to PHR, authorities “purposefully pre-positioned” state security forces armed with tear gas, whips and assault rifles in the month before the protests began, and “intentionally targeted” medical personnel and facilities during and after the protests.
PHR’s findings were based on interviews with 30 survivors, eyewitness accounts, and analysis of thousands of still and video images of the protests, among other sources of information.
PHR is calling on UN member states to sanction the Sudanese officials responsible for the human rights abuses and for Sudan’s civilian-military government to include human rights, rule of law and accountability protections in the nation’s new constitution.