The war in Sudan has brought human rights violations to the forefront, as civilians, mostly women and children, remain the main casualties of the conflict.

Development Diaries reports that civilians have remained the main victims of the war in Sudan even as the world continues to deliberate on Human Rights Day 2023.

On April 15, 2023, fighting broke out in the capital, Khartoum, between the country’s military, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which triggered a chain of events that will go on to highlight the ongoing rights violations in the country.

The international humanitarian law, which seeks to protect civilians from being casualties of war, continues to be violated by both sides of the conflict.

In May, reports revealed that explosive weapons were used in urban areas, which caused the loss of civilian lives and properties, damaged critical infrastructure, and left millions without access to necessities.

In November, survivors recounted executions and looting in Ardamata, West Darfur, which they said were carried out by the RSF and allied Arab militias.

An estimated 800 people were killed during the early November attacks in Ardamata, according to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Rights monitors reported that survivors who fled the attacks were further hunted down on their way to cross the border into Chad, with the death toll estimated to be between 1,300 and 2,000.

Journalists on duty were not left out, as they also became targets mostly by the RSF as cases of forced disappearance, detention, torture, and murder increased.

In October, Development Diaries reported the killing of a reporter, Halima Idris, by RSF in Omdurman after she was run over by a vehicle belonging to the RSF.

Development Diaries calls on all parties to the conflict to ensure that civilians are protected as enshrined in international humanitarian laws.

We call on the Sudanese authorities and all parties to the conflict to ensure that civilians are protected as enshrined in international humanitarian laws. We also call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those held captive