Sudan has taken the United Arab Emirates to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of being “complicit in the genocide” unfolding during the country’s ongoing civil war.
The brutal conflict, now in its second year, has pitted Sudan’s military against the powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The war has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced over 12 million people, many of whom have fled across the border to Chad.
At the heart of Sudan’s legal case is the claim that the UAE has provided significant support to the RSF, including weapons, training, and funding, with the alleged aim of eradicating the non-Arab Masalit population in West Darfur. Sudan contends this constitutes complicity in genocide.
The UAE, however, has dismissed the case as a baseless and politically motivated move, calling for its immediate dismissal.
“The ICJ is not a stage for political theatrics, and it must not be weaponised for disinformation,” the UAE said in a statement.
“This is nothing more than a cynical PR stunt… an attempt to deflect from its own well-documented atrocities against the Sudanese people and its refusal to cease fire or engage in genuine negotiations.”
Sudan cannot bring a case directly against the RSF at the ICJ, since the court only handles disputes between states. Instead, the military-led government has chosen to target one of the group’s alleged international backers.
Sudan’s legal team argued in court that the RSF has launched systematic assaults against non-Arab communities, particularly the Masalit, with the intent to destroy them as a distinct ethnic group. The case also accuses the RSF of using sexual violence as a weapon of war.
At the start of this year, the United States also accused the RSF of committing genocide and imposed sanctions on its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti. He has previously denied that his forces have deliberately targeted civilians.
Sudan is urging the ICJ to impose urgent provisional measures, including an order blocking the UAE from supplying weapons to the RSF. It is also requesting that the UAE report to the court on how it is complying with such measures.
Sudan claims the UAE’s “extensive financial, military and political support,” including arms shipments, drone training, and mercenary recruitment, have directly enabled RSF’s alleged atrocities.
Legal analysts note that the case may struggle to proceed due to the UAE’s reservation to the Genocide Convention, which has previously prevented the ICJ from exercising jurisdiction in similar claims.
Nevertheless, the filing has drawn international attention to Sudan’s accusations and the wider complexities of the conflict.
In the coming weeks, ICJ judges are expected to determine whether the court has jurisdiction and whether to grant Sudan’s request for provisional measures—essentially, an injunction to prevent further genocidal acts.
Although ICJ rulings are legally binding, the court does not have direct enforcement power.
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