Pro-Sudan Demonstrations against ICJ Verdict on Genocide

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The ICJ found that it does not have jurisdiction in the case, although it noted deep concern about the violence in Sudan. While both countries are signatories to the 1948 Genocide Convention, the UAE has a “reservation” to the part of the treaty that allows countries to sue others at the ICJ over disputes.

A handful of pro-Sudan demonstrators protested outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Monday. They were angry about a decision made by the top United Nations court to throw out Sudan’s genocide case against the United Arab Emirates.

The ICJ found that it does not have jurisdiction in the case, although it noted deep concern about the spirally violence in Sudan. While both countries are signatories to the 1948 Genocide Convention, the UAE has a “reservation” to the part of the treaty that allows countries to sue others at the ICJ over disputes.

Khartoum had accused the UAE of complicity in genocide in the ongoing civil war in Sudan through its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It said the Emiratis were arming and funding the rebel paramilitary in its deadly war against the Sudanese army.

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As many as 150,000 people are believed to have died in the over two years of conflict between the two sides, and more than 14 million others have been displaced. The UAE, which has denied the accusations, applauded the court’s decision. Both the RSF and Sudan’s military have been accused of human rights abuses. Meanwhile, the civil war shows no sign of easing.