Celebrities including Bill Nighy and Paloma Faith have signed an open letter to the Foreign Secretary calling for further action to stop the “terrible” war in Sudan that has now raged for a year.
Monday marks the first anniversary of the Sudan war that started when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival forces – the country’s military, led by General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary faction, commanded by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo. The Circle, a “global feminist” NGO founded by former Eurythmics singer Lennox, gathered the celebrity signatories.
“And as the RSF appear to be winning more battles, the risk of genocidal violence spreading is growing. “Violations of arms embargoes should have immediate consequences and sanctions should be applied against key individuals on both sides.”From April 2023 to mid-December at least 118 people in Sudan suffered sexual violence including rape, gang rape and attempted rape, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported .
A family board an RAF plane bound for Cyprus during the evacuation from Wadi Seidna Air Base in Sudan in May 2023Its founder, Grace Dorong, said: “ ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya alone when I was between five and seven years old – I know the impact of losing your home and being in fear.
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