A Western request a team of experts to monitor and report on human rights violations in Sudan

Four Western countries put forward a proposal before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on human rights violations in war-torn Sudan.

Britain, Germany, Norway, and the United States of America are adopting the Human Rights Council’s call to form a three-person fact-finding mission, in order to look into possible crimes against refugees, women, children, and others in Sudan, amid a major humanitarian crisis.

The United Nations estimates that 5,000 people have been killed and more than 12,000 injured since the conflict began.

The United Nations indicates that more than 5.2 million people have fled their homes, including more than a million who crossed into neighboring countries, while about 25 million people (about half of the country’s population) need humanitarian aid.

The draft resolution is scheduled to be presented to the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva at the end of next week, before the end of its fall session.

The fact-finding mission will aim in part to identify those responsible for rights violations and abuses, with the hope that one day the perpetrators will be held accountable.