Brussels, 27 November 2025 – The International Federation for Rights and Development (IFRD) warmly welcomes the European Parliament’s new resolution on Sudan, adopted in Strasbourg this week. The vote marks a major step forward for civilian protection and accountability in Sudan and Darfur.
The resolution reflects three core pillars that IFRD and Sudanese partners have tirelessly campaigned for over the past 11 months:
1. Justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV);
2. Opening and protecting humanitarian corridors for civilians under siege;
3. Investigating the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with a view to their inclusion on the EU terrorist organisations list.
“This resolution is not a gift to Sudanese civilians – it is the result of their courage and of 11 months of relentless advocacy in Brussels,” said Gamaal El Attar, Executive Director of IFRD. “Survivors of sexual violence, families from El Fasher and other parts of Darfur, Sudanese women’s rights defenders and diaspora communities have kept this crisis on the agenda when many preferred to look away.”
Since early 2025, IFRD has worked closely with Members of the European Parliament and their staff, providing evidence-based briefings, convening testimonies from Sudanese survivors and experts, and documenting the role of external actors in arming, financing and politically shielding the RSF.
“Today’s vote sends a clear signal: systematic sexual violence, starvation sieges and targeted massacres will not be met with silence in Europe,” El Attar added. “But resolutions must now translate into concrete action – sanctions on war financiers, uninterrupted humanitarian access, and a serious legal process towards listing the RSF as a terrorist organisation under EU law.”
IFRD calls on the Council and the European External Action Service to urgently implement the Parliament’s demands, including:
• concrete support for justice processes addressing conflict-related SGBV;
• operational steps to open and secure humanitarian corridors into Darfur and other besieged areas of Sudan;
• a robust, law-based investigation of the RSF’s record with a view to their designation on the EU terrorist list.
“The way ahead is long,” El Attar concluded. “IFRD will continue to work with Sudanese civil society, victims’ groups and European institutions until this resolution is matched by real protection on the ground and real accountability for those responsible for atrocities.”
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International Federation for Rights and Development (IFRD)
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