The United Nations Court is the case of the genocide of Sudan against the United Arab Emirates

On Monday, the United Nations Supreme Court rejected a case accusing the United Arab Emirates of genocide in Sudan by supporting the paramilitary forces in the continuous civil war in the country. The court said it “clearly lacks jurisdiction.”

The International Court of Justice did not judge the allegations submitted by the Sudanese government, but with a 14-2 vote, it refused to issue temporary emergency measures against the UAE that Sudan requested. Thanks to 9-7 votes, the case officially removed its schedule, according to summary Its decision.

Both Sudan and the UAE are the signers of the 1948 genocide agreement, but the United Arab Emirates, when the treaty signed in 2005, chose from a major item that allows countries to sue each other in the International Court of Justice, based in The Hague.

In March, Sudan The court asked To take over its case, he claimed that the UAE had violated the genocide agreement by arming and financing Rapid support forcesA strong paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese army.

In the initial hearing last month, Sudan urged the court to impose many initial orders that require the UAE Emirates to stop the measures that could reach the genocide against the Masalit people in the West Darfur region, and to end any other assistance to RSF

UAE government RejectSaying that Sudan has failed to provide reliable evidence and argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction.

“It is simply, today’s decision is a resounding rejection of the Sudanese armed forces’ attempt to transform the court for their campaign to mislead and pay attention to its responsibility,” Reem Keitte, a senior official at the UAE Foreign Ministry, said in a statement sent to the New York Times after the court’s decision.

The International Court said in its summary that it “is prohibited under its law from taking any position based on the advantages of the allegations made by Sudan,” but it was “very concerned about the human tragedy that is revealed in Sudan.”

Khaled Ali Aliser, the Minister of Information, Sudan and spokesperson for the official government, did not respond to the commentary.

The Rapid Support Forces partially grew from the reputation Goldid militiasAnd that helped in the first decade of the twentieth century Sudan brutally in suppressing a rebellion in Darfur. This conflict prompted a various international court, the International Criminal Court, to accuse the dictator for a long time, Omar Hassan Al -Bashaer, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in 2009. The army overthrew it after a decade, but it was not handed over to trial.

Current The war in Sudan It started in April 2023, when RSF began to engage with the Sudan Army. Since then, the conflict has led to Hunger is widespread and famineNearly 13 million people were displaced and caused tens of thousands of deaths.

Both sides have been accused of war crimes and total human rights violations. The paramilitary group was accused, led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Hamdan, and its allies, Creating ethnic cleansing and genocide Against the non -Arabic ethnic Masalit group. The army, under the leadership of General Abd al -Faih al -Bouran, was accused. Using chemical weapons and Civilians are randomly targeting.

With the outbreak of the war, it tied in regional and foreign actors.

In particular, the United Arab Emirates performed a secret secret operation to support RSF, provide strong weapons and aircraft aircraft, treat injured fighters and stimulate the most dangerous cases to one of its military hospitals, According to dozens of current and former officials From the United States, Europe and many African countries.

United Arab Emirates last September unacceptable Reporting the Times He was using relief operations by the Emirati Red Crescent at a base in AMDJARASS, Chad, near Sudan, as a cover for arms smuggling to Sudanese drone flights and operating them to guide fighters.

Last week, the UAE media reported that the authorities had thwarted an attempt by Sudanese military officials Smuggling weapons to the Sudanese army Through an airport in the Emirates.

The conflict has intensified in recent weeks and months, with the army Unifying her grip on the capitalKhartoum, and restore the main international airport of the city.

The paramilitary forces strengthened their control of Darfur. Last week, the group killing The group of doctors said that more than 100 civilians are in an attack on the southern city of Nahoud and looted markets and pharmacies. RSF also Targeted The airport and many other civilian facilities in the eastern city of Port Sudan during the weekend, according to the army.

Abdalrahman altayeb She contributed to the reports from Port Sudan.