UN Charter pledged us to save generations from scourge of war, defend human rights and justice. Amid horror of El Fasher we must return to those words as rebuke for international failure, and challenge that world can do better. My remarks: bit.ly/47n75Ck

#R2P remains a vital call to prevent atrocities. Yesterday we were honored to join 🇬🇹🇱🇺🇲🇦🇦🇺🇸🇱 in convening global leaders to discuss #R2P20 @ #UNGA80: incl. political will for atrocity prevention, elevating regional systems & centering CSOs in protection efforts. www.globalr2p.org/resources/th...

According to the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, a Sudanese NGO, there have been 227 attacks by the RSF on #ElFasher since the start of the war in #Sudan. Around 250k people still remain in the city despite famine, cholera, and shelling. www.acjps.org/publications...

📖 🌎 On Friday the UNGA concluded its plenary meeting on #R2P. This year’s debate marked 20 years since R2P’s adoption - a key moment to reflect on progress and ongoing gaps in implementation, political will and prevention. Read our full summary of state participation and key themes here 👇

Brief assessment of new round of EU sanctions on #Sudan: - Kaikal is a militia leader responsible for atrocities in Al-Jazeera, associated with both SAF and RSF - Barsham is linked to atrocities in West Kordofan. Sanctions thus target violence across Sudan 1/ www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Today, 18 July, the EU imposed sanctions on those responsible for grave human rights violations and threats to peace in Sudan. Measures include asset freezes, funding restrictions, and EU travel bans. The people of Sudan have a right to freedom, peace and justice. Read more: europa.eu/!whWfDw

Too often, the focus on #Sudan centers only on the humanitarian situation - while grave human rights violations & #atrocities go overlooked. But as @monarishmawi.bsky.social of the UN’s Fact-Finding Mission emphasized: Sudan “is not only a humanitarian crisis, but a crisis of humanity itself.“ 1/2

Sudan is facing brutal conflict, and indifference from the world. Where is the funding? Where is the accountability? We call on all with influence to step up. My statement: bit.ly/4jH3xyZ

#UNSC members have finally agreed on the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of its subsidiary bodies, setting a record for the longest duration without agreement (by months!), and in contravention to Note 507 @scprocedure.bsky.social @screport.bsky.social

The 5 false assumptions embodied in the R2P project are: ➡ underestimating the complexity of mass atrocity prevention ➡ overestimating constraints to R2P ➡ believing there would be a consensus over existing crimes ➡ believing states would reconstruct national interests ➡ misjudging regional action

The 4 developments urging us to question whether R2P is ‘dead’ are: ➡ changing world order & implications for all human rights norms ➡ language shift away from R2P ➡ resistance to R2P within the UN ➡ lack of R2P leadership

⚖ The R2P norm death narrative is problematic for both critics and defenders of the norm. Critics create an overly high benchmark against which to measure the norm, allowing defenders to dismiss its death with relative ease.

🤔 How do we know when a norm is dead? Much of the existing literature discusses how norms are made as opposed to ‘norm death.’ Gallagher addresses this gap by analysing R2P from a norm death perspective.

In the wake of mass atrocities in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm faces renewed charges that it is in fact dead. In this 🧵, @adriangallagher.bsky.social helps us understand the crisis of the R2P 👇

Check out this 🆕 issue of #R2P in Focus, covering all the updates on #R2P20 from the Global Centre this month. 👀⬇️ gcr2p.cmail20.com/t/j-e-wtyhtl...

R2P was born as the world watched the genocide in #Darfur unfold. 20 yrs later, it’s happening again. Int'l engagement in #Sudan, shaped by deals with those committing #atrocities, is reinforcing the very violence R2P was meant to prevent. 20 years of #R2P and the unfulfilled promise in Darfur

Youth-driven and neighborhood-based mutual aid groups in #Sudan are creating support networks that directly address their communities’ needs, while challenging traditional power structures. It’s important to highlight how these grassroots efforts are reshaping how humanitarian aid can be delivered.

From running soup kitchens to launching education hubs in conflict zones, Sudan’s mutual aid groups are stepping in where international aid groups can’t – or won’t. This roundup highlights the scale of their work and the many challenges they face. ⬇️ buff.ly/1Jlywr1

#BREAKING Clashes in Sudanese city El-Fasher killed at least 57 civilians: medical source, aid group

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert: 🔺 Hundreds of civilians killed during coordinated attacks in #Darfur 🔺 Palestinians in #Gaza endure Israeli-made humanitarian catastrophe amid atrocities 🔺 Rates of sexual violence against children are rising in eastern #DRC Full issue: bit.ly/4igKw61

Clear language from the UN Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of #Genocide: “We have warned before & keep warning: the risk of genocide & other atrocity crimes remains a stark reality in #Sudan, especially in the conflict in the #Darfur region” “Further #atrocities can & must be prevented”

The unfolding tragedy in #Darfur cannot be met with silence and inaction. As we mark the 2nd anniversary of the conflict in #Sudan, the warning signs are unmistakable, and the responsibility to respond is urgent. The international community must not allow this crisis to escalate unchecked. #R2P

In commemoration of Genocide Prevention & Awareness Month & #R2P20, GCR2P's International Advisory Board co-Chairs, Hon. Gareth Evans & Dr. Jennifer Welsh, wrote a statement reflecting on progress made & the work that still lies ahead. Read the full statement ⬇️ www.globalr2p.org/publications...

On day 3 of the onslaught, Zamzam IDP Camp is now under RSF control. Mass exodus of civilians from the camp, and mass killings of those trying to escape. The screenshot below is from the Sudanese American Physicians Association, the last message from their team on the ground. #KeepEyesOnSudan

‼️ Zamzam IDP camp in #NorthDarfur is being attacked from multiple directions by the #RSF. Hundreds of civilians, including at least 20 children, are feared dead. 1.5 million civilians are now at imminent risk of ethnically motivated violence and #atrocities #Sudan www.reuters.com/world/africa...

As civilians struggle through two years of war and violence in #Sudan, Nonviolent Peaceforce is raising the alarm on an imminent risk of genocide amid ongoing violence in and around El Fasher and Zamzam Camp in North #Darfur. nonviolentpeaceforce.org/to-avert-cat...

The immense suffering in and around #ElFasher should receive significantly more attention. Since January, no aid trucks have reached the 900k people, 700k of which are displaced. Almost 60% face acute food insecurity, reports UN OCHA. 1,930 civilians have been killed. reliefweb.int/report/sudan...

📣Our updated populations at risk pages are now LIVE. For our latest analysis on #Afghanistan, #CentralSahel, #DRCongo, #Haiti, #Israel and Occupied #Palestinian Territories, #Myanmar, #Sudan, #Syria and more see ⬇️ www.globalr2p.org/publications...

#Uganda has deployed forces to Juba, as it did in 2013 and 2016, when violence erupted in the capital. Let's hope it does not come to that this time in #SouthSudan.

Tension in South Sudan is sky high. We @crisisgroup.org warn of the risk of a full-blown civil war erupting and call on the UN and regional leaders to urgently press President Kiir and Vice President Machar to de-escalate. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-...

Please don't anyone get sucked into doing a proper legal analysis of this. It will be thrown out immediately for the reservation point Mike notes below. BUT ALSO this is a bad faith effort to use the court as part of the ongoing war between the Sudan govt that filed this & the RSF

Earlier that day, the co-chairs of the GoF 🇬🇹🇱🇺🇲🇦 met with UNSG Guterres to discuss plans for commemorating #R2P20 and to encourage his leadership in elevating discussions on #R2P within the UN system.

The discussion highlighted opportunities for member states and the GoF to engage with the ongoing 2025 @unpeacebuilding.bsky.social Architecture Review and strengthen atrocity prevention across the UN system.

To kick off #R2P20 last week, on 26 February the Group of Friends of #R2P convened an Ambassador-level meeting to discuss the interlinkages between #R2P, atrocity prevention and peacebuilding with ASG for @unpeacebuilding.bsky.social Elizabeth Spehar.

NEW: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians and their property in an attack on January 10. The Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate all reported abuses.

Fires at Zamzam IDP camp The team verified fire damage at the famine-hit Zamzam camp, home to around 500,000 displaced people:

Attacks on Burush village The team verified footage showing fires and bodies of people wearing civilian clothing in a trench in Burush village, east of El Fasher:

Sudan Update: Fighting in North Darfur causes further devastation for civilians. Across two reports, the Sudan Witness team has verified footage relating to reported Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks in North Darfur in January and February 2025. Reports linked in replies 👇

1⃣ month on since the ceasefire in #Gaza, the risk of war crimes, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity & genocide against #Palestinians remains high. Without addressing the root causes, violence against civilians in #Israel & the OPT will persist. See our 🆕 analysis ➡️ bit.ly/3X7ZymM

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert: 🔺#RSF launches deadly attacks on #Zamzam IDP camp, #NorthDarfur 🔺#M23 seizes #SouthKivu’s capital, consolidating control of eastern #DRCongo 🔺#Pakistan escalates forced repatriation of #Afghan refugees Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAlert427

🚨🇸🇩Action is needed NOW by #UNSC, #AU & member states to end the #RSF's apparent continuation of ethnic cleansing non-Arab communities in #NorthDarfur, potentially amounting to genocide in #Zamzam IDP camp. See our urgent alert on #Sudan ⬇️ www.globalr2p.org/publications...

The Sudan conflict has been ignored enough. Attacking and killing civilians seeking safety in a displaced persons camp is unconscionable. The RSF and all other parties to the conflict must immediately end all attacks on civilians.

The attack on Zamzam is not an isolated incident, but directly linked to the ongoing siege of #ElFasher and a wider pattern of the #RSF systematically targeting non-Arab communities. Read @gcr2p.bsky.social urgent alert on the risk of #genocide in North #Darfur 👇 www.globalr2p.org/publications...

An offensive by the Rapid Support Forces reached Sudan's largest displacement camp yesterday and fighting is endangering people who fled there. An MSF team received 40 patients but cannot refer anyone for surgery. Armed groups must let people escape: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/sudan...

As the #RSF advances towards Zamzam IDP camp in North #Darfur, people fear ethnic cleansing & #genocide. On Tuesday, the RSF attacked the camp, burned the market & looted property. The situation escalates, leaving thousands of civilians in urgent need of protection. sudantribune.com/article297271/

Wad Madani, once a thriving city of 4M people, now lies in ruins as violence continues to ravage #Sudan. Most have fled, while those left behind face theft, destruction, & violence. CARE Sudan's Country Director, Abdirahman Ali speaks w/ @ajenglish.bsky.social on the devastating impacts of the war.

In this week's issue of Atrocity Alert: 🔺 Dire humanitarian needs in eastern #DRCongo amid unilateral ceasefire 🔺 Heightened atrocity risks in the #WestBank as #Israel escalates violence 🔺 #RSF attacks in #Sudan claim over 130 lives in one week Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...

The #ICC has put out a call & a link for the submission of #evidence regarding the situation in the #Congo “thousands of persons have been wounded & hundreds killed in and around #Goma, including #civilians #peacekeepers” due to clashes between #DRC forces and #M23 www.icc-cpi.int/drc/call-for...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document that established the Responsibility to Protect principle. We are looking forward to commemorating this important year through a number of exciting events & initiatives. #R2P20

Major #RSF attacks on civilian infrastructure across #Sudan have caused widespread devastation and civilian casualties. The RSF’s advance in #ElFasher raises renewed fears of ethnic cleansing and possible #genocide. The international communtiy must act now. #R2P www.aljazeera.com/features/202...