As the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC60) approaches this September, the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) joins dozens of organizations in calling for an immediate and robust renewal of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan with an extension of at least two more years.
This call comes amid ongoing atrocities committed by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who continue to wage war on civilians with impunity. More than 13 million people have been displaced, tens of thousands killed, and 30 million remain in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance, making Sudan the world’s largest displacement crisis.
Despite Sudanese authorities refusing to cooperate and the broader challenges of the UN’s liquidity crisis, the FFM has continued to work, documenting violations, preserving evidence, and keeping a vital international spotlight on Sudan. Their June 2025 update described the conflict as “brutal, multifaceted and increasingly complex,” noting the rise in revenge killings, reprisals, and systematic sexual violence.
DNHR echoes the global call: the Council must not abandon its responsibility to the people of Sudan. Renewing the FFM’s mandate is not only urgent, it is the bare minimum. A two-year extension will give investigators the time, stability, and mandate necessary to collect and analyze critical evidence, build case files, and pursue meaningful accountability.
In addition to this extension, DNHR supports enhanced measures to strengthen international action, including:
➡️ Ensuring civil society, survivors, and Sudanese voices are heard through more participatory public debates at future HRC sessions.
➡️ Urging the UN General Assembly to forward FFM reports to the UN Security Council for decisive action.
➡️ Calling for the ICC’s jurisdiction to be expanded to cover all of Sudan not just Darfur.
➡️ Demanding targeted sanctions and measures against those most responsible for the atrocities.
There is no credible alternative. The mandate must be renewed. The international community must not look away.