According to a statement issued on Friday, rights advocates believe that a number of governments would demand an urgent meeting of the United governments human rights committee on the Sudan crisis next week in order to increase scrutiny of violations by opposing armed forces.
According to a letter dated May 5, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Norway will request that the council’s president convene a meeting to investigate the rise in violence in the country since April 15.
The Security Council’s 47-member norms need the support of at least one-third of its members.
Although it lacks the capacity to force action, the United Nations Human Rights Council (the sole government-led group tasked with preserving human rights across the world) may, via its debates, trigger investigations that offer evidence to national and international courts.
More than 90 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the unusual meeting in an open letter released last week. Members’ plans for a formal inquiry into claims of human rights crimes in the area, such as the killings of hundreds of people and attacks on medical institutions, remain unknown.
