100 humanitarian advocacy groups have called for the establishment of a secure passage zone for civilians trapped within the Sudanese city of El Fasher.
Sudan is currently in a state of civil war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and town has been under siege for over a yr by the RSF.
It is believed there are around 260,000 people, half of them children, trapped inside the city.
Reports on the bottom indicate that the RSF has built partitions across the outskirts of town and that men and boys who try to flee are sometimes killed.
The RSF has ignored a UN Security Council Resolution calling for an end to the siege and has turned two local refugee camps into military bases. El Fasher is the one city in Darfur that is just not under RSF control.
The UN’s Human Rights Office has said that civilians inside the city face the inconceivable selection of staying in town and risking “bombardment, starvation, and atrocities if the RSF overrun town; or flee[ing], and face the danger of summary execution, sexual violence, and abduction.”
Christian Solidarity Worldwide, which was among the many signatories of the letter, said it was gravely concerned concerning the current state of affairs in El Fasher and reports of churches and spiritual buildings being hit by shelling or used for military purposes.
The group’s Founder President, Mervyn Thomas, said, “We call for urgent motion to make sure secure passage for civilians who would love to go away town.
“We are also deeply concerned by the attacks on places of worship which, along with the reported use of such religious establishments for military purposes, constitute violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law.
“We proceed to call on the international community to do all it may to pressure parties to the conflict to initiate an instantaneous, nationwide ceasefire.”
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