Civil Society Condemns Ethnically Motivated Violence in Sudan

Twenty-two civil society organizations, including the Nubian Center for Peace and Democracy, issued a joint statement drawing the world’s attention to the horrific wave of ethnically motivated violence sweeping across agricultural camps (al-Canabi) in El-Gezira State, central Sudan.

The statement highlights systematic killings, enforced disappearances, forced displacement, and the burning of over 160 camps since January 2025. Victims—primarily farmers from Darfur and Kordofan communities such as the Tama, Massalit, Fur, Bargo, Zaghawa, Misseriya, and Rizigat—have been looted, starved, and stripped of their livelihoods, with more than 5,000 cattle and stored harvests stolen.

“These crimes bear the marks of an ethnic cleansing campaign,” the organizations warned, calling on the African Union and the United Nations Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide to urgently investigate and act before the violence escalates into genocide.

The joint statement holds the Sudanese army and allied tribal militias, particularly the Sudan Shield Forces, responsible for the atrocities, and demands:

1.An immediate end to ethnically motivated violence and accountability for perpetrators.

2.Protection of all Sudanese civilians without discrimination, including the dismantling of tribal militias.

3.Prosecution of individuals inciting hate speech and ethnic hatred.

The undersigned organizations reaffirmed their solidarity with the victims and urged the international community to act swiftly to prevent further atrocities and protect millions at risk.

Nubian Center for Peace and Democracy

March 18, 2025