On Tuesday (July 25), a group of Sudanese who support democracy demanded an end to the country’s strife and opposed the deployment of different militaries there.
The group, known as the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, expressed their hope that a solution to the conflict would result in the establishment of a “Sudanese state free from wars and the building of an armed forces that serve the Sudanese people based on principles and values” in a press conference with reporters in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
Yasir Arman, a member of the bloc’s executive office, declared: “We are against the multiple armies.”
Arman added that the bloc has no issues with the arrival of IGAD and other international forces to oversee any cease-fire and an end to hostilities.
As part of the process to end the war, he emphasised, “there should be preparation for the deployment of these forces to monitor the final ceasefire, not to occupy Sudan.”
Since the beginning of April, when months-long tensions between the military and its competitor, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, erupted into open combat in Khartoum, the capital, and other parts of the country in northeastern Africa, the country of Sudan has been in a state of turmoil.
Over 2 million people have been displaced by the battle between the leader of the RSF paramilitary group and the general of the Sudanese army.
The horrors of the conflict include assaults on hospitals and rapes.
Accountability was demanded by representatives of the FFC, a coalition of militants and many political parties.
According to Sediq al Sadik al- Mahdi, a member of the Sudan Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change’s executive office, “in this context, we affirm that we deal with violations as a matter of human rights and ethics.”
“We demand that any infractions stop right away, and that an independent inquiry be carried out to find the offenders and hold them accountable. Adopting efficient processes is necessary to provide victims justice, hold offenders accountable, offer restitution, and pay those who have been harmed.
The fighting dashed Sudanese expectations of resuming the nation’s democratic transition, which had started with the overthrow of longtime tyrant Al-Bashir. The transition was halted in October 2021 by a coup that was organised by the military and RSF.