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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The people of Darfur are suffering from an expanding, wide-scale range of attacks constituting crimes under the Rome Statute. Amidst this challenging context, real and unprecedented progress has been made during the reporting period in the implementation of the mandate provided by the United Nations Security Council through resolution 1593, both in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) in The Hague and through investigations led by the Office on the ground with affected communities.
In relation to the present allegations of core international crimes, and in particular with respect to its investigation in relation to crimes allegedly committed in West Darfur since April 2023 following the commencement of armed hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (“SAF”) and the Rapid Support Forces (“RSF”), the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC (“OTP” or “the Office”) has been able to collect sufficient evidence to confirm that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a wide range of crimes under the Rome Statute have been committed and continue to be committed in Darfur, including killings, pillaging, attacks against internally displaced persons camps, indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations, gender based crimes, and crimes against and affecting children.
Final steps are now being taken to present applications for arrest warrants with respect to those responsible for crimes in West Darfur. Through its work together with all partners, the Office will deliver individual criminal accountability for the atrocities currently being implemented as tool of war in Darfur.