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UK sanctions target Sudanese commanders for mass atrocities, signaling international accountability for the El Fasher massacre and ongoing conflict.
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UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
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Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days.A year after the fall of El Fasher, the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city. Continue reading...
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