June 30, 2026
By Staff Writer | Borkena
NAIROBI, Kenya — A group of international human rights and legal organizations has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate senior officials from several countries, including Ethiopia, over accusations that they contributed to conditions that led to violence in Sudan’s Darfur region.
According to Middle East Eye, the request was submitted on Monday by the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), along with other legal, investigative, and civil society groups.
The groups want the ICC Prosecutor to examine whether foreign officials helped or encouraged crimes committed by armed groups.
The request alleges that foreign actors enabled violence against civilians by supplying weapons, mercenaries, logistical support, and funding to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
It also asks the Prosecutor to assess whether these individuals could be responsible under provisions of the Rome Statute relating to aiding or abetting crimes carried out under a common plan.
The request specifically names the United Arab Emirates and other regional supporters of the RSF, including unnamed officials from Ethiopia, Libya, Chad, Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda. The group has not identified the officials involved.
It also references the roles of Iran, Turkey, and Egypt in relation to alleged crimes committed by Sudanese Armed Forces.
The document reportedly contains evidence suggesting that suspected weapons shipments to the RSF originated from airports in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Ras Al Khaimah, and were routed through Chad, Libya, and Ethiopia. The report says this route has been active from April 2023 to the present.
The petition is a formal submission under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, which allows organizations to provide information to the ICC Prosecutor to request an investigation. The ICC has jurisdiction over crimes in Darfur due to a 2005 United Nations Security Council resolution.
Irwin Cotler, founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre and former Canadian Minister of Justice, said accountability should not be limited to those who directly carry out violence. He said, “As long as the people who commit atrocity crimes and the networks that support them act without fear of punishment, the suffering of the Sudanese people will not stop.”
Although the UAE has denied providing weapons or support to the RSF, several investigations have reported that weapons and military supplies reached the group through regional routes in Chad and other nearby countries, according to Middle East Eye.
Earlier this year, Middle East Eye reported that the RSF received alleged support from an Ethiopian military base in Assosa, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. Ethiopian authorities have not officially commented on these claims.
Earlier reports also suggested the existence of a training center linked to the RSF in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, though Emirati officials have denied this.
Sudan has accused Ethiopia of being directly involved in attacks in the Blue Nile state. The governor of Sudan’s Kurmuk province, Abdellatif Al-Faki, previously said forces attacking the town “came from Ethiopian territory and received support from Ethiopia,” though these claims have not been independently confirmed.
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