Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has joined its voice to those urging an investigation into the "appalling" human rights violations in Sudan’s South Kordofan.
A leaked UN report has horrified human rights groups the world over. The report investigated the human rights situation in South Kordofan and found that the government of Sudan has been complicit in the execution of suspected supporters of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement of the south and ethnic Nuba in Kadugli.
The report accused the government of aggressively obstructing UN peacekeeping forces in the area after an outbreak of violence on June 5.
Furthermore, civilian areas have been attacked and there is some concern that chemical substances are being used.
The report accuses both sides (north and southern Sudan) of violating the terms of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement but emphasises that the conduct of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has been "especially egregious".
"Instead of distinguishing between civilians and combatants and accordingly directing their military operations only against military targets, the SAF and allied paramilitary forces have targeted members and supporters of the SPLM/A (Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army), most of whom are Nubans and other dark skinned people," it read.
The report condemns Northern forces of "violent and unlawful acts" against the UN peacekeeping forces, and the summary execution of a UN national staff member. The report recommends that perpetrators are brought before the International Criminal Court.
"Not for the first time the Sudanese regime has unleashed unspeakable violence against its own citizens in a manner that is at the very least comparable to the events that precipitated international action against the Gaddafi regime," said CSW’s Special Ambassador Stuart Windsor, adding that the report was further confirmation of the "appalling" human rights violations taking place in the area.
"It is deeply worrying that the international response remains so muted, given mounting evidence of possible war crimes targeting a specific people group.
"CSW reiterates its appeal for immediate and robust international action to end the current violence, and fully endorses calls for an urgent international investigation into events in Southern Kordofan with a view to bringing identified perpetrators and planners of human rights abuses before the ICC."