A Joint Statement from Civil Society Organizations and Media Institutions to Mark the Passage of Three Years Since the Outbreak of War in Sudan
Uganda, Kampala 30 /April/ 2026
Coinciding with the third anniversary of the outbreak of the war on April 15th 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, human rights violations against civilians by both sides and their allies have increased. These violations have significantly escalated recently, including in areas under the control of both parties.
These violations represent a regression from the commitment to protect civilians and uphold human dignity and rights. Furthermore, the increase in systematic violence against civilians and their properties represent a dangerous trend. These violations and those responsible for them cannot be tolerated, they must be condemned and documented in order to achieve accountability without politicization.
In light of this complex situation, the Darfur Victims Support Organization took the initiative to invite a number of civil society organizations, representatives of some media institutions, and journalists working for peace and the protection of human rights, for the purpose of consulting and coordinating to prepare joint records in order to highlight the violations and the repercussions of the ongoing war in Sudan, in the framework of strategic advocacy efforts.
We, the Sudanese civil society organizations and media institutions that have signed this statement, call the parties of the war and their allies to stop these violations, and to hold their members who are participating in these violations accountable, and to make joint effort to protect civilians and facilities protected under international humanitarian law.
Based on our moral and historical responsibility to protect lives and possessions, we demand the following:
• Opening safe and sustainable safe corridors to allow the passage of aid to those affected, and to allow the unhindered movement of civilians.
• The protection of civilians by strictly adhering to international humanitarian law, and the protection of vital infrastructure such as hospitals and schools.
• Establishing effective mechanisms to ensure accountability and bringing to justice all those found to have committed serious violations, to guarantee redress for victims and compensation for damage.
We affirm that protecting civilians is not an option, but a legal and moral obligation that cannot be postponed or neglected, and that achieving lasting peace remains contingent on ending violations and ensuring accountability and justice.
Signatories:
1. Jasser Centre for Development and Peace
2. Ajras Al Hamish Newspaper
3. Rubu Al-Sudan Organization for Peace and Development
4. Nado News Electronic Newspaper
5. Kwalis And Khafaya Podcast
6. The African Lens
7. Darfur Victims Support Organization
8. Aswat Al-Duhaya Newspaper
9. Al-Jassser News Newspaper
ن10. Al-Istinara Centre for Culture, Dialogue and Peacebuilding
11. The African Organization for Rights and Development
12. Darfur Follow Ups
13. AL- Fajr Centre for Peace and Development
14. Fajr Press Platform and Newspaper
15. Nubatia for Sustainable Development Organization
16. Al- Masar Organization
17. Mahd Al-Hikma for Nonviolence Organization
18. Al-Berdi for Peace and Development
19. Al- Harisat Organization for Guarding the Values of the Revolution (Guardians Organization)
20. Civil Society Initiative – Blue Nile State
21. Sudanese Group for Defending Rights and Freedoms
22. Al-Dar Organization
23. Bawadi Organization for Peace and Development
25. Al- Baraka Organization for Capacity Building
26. Justice Africa Organization
27. Yes She Is for Peace and Development
28. Al- Jazeera Observatory for Human Rights
