The IRF Community and Africa Working Group circulated a letter addressed to the Geneva Council of Human Rights, expressing concerns about the delayed deployment of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan. The signatories, a group of individuals and organizations advocating for human rights and religious freedom, emphasize that the Sudanese government’s failure to issue visas for the mission has significantly hindered efforts to investigate ongoing human rights violations in the country.

We urge the Geneva Council to take immediate action, stressing the urgency of allowing the ACHPR mission to proceed. They highlight the determination by former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Rapid Support Forces are committing genocide in Darfur, as well as reports of crimes against humanity in other parts of Sudan, including Khartoum, the South, and the Nuba Mountains. The letter argues that the mission's findings are critical for accountability and the international community’s understanding of the crisis.

We call for the immediate approval of visas for the ACHPR Fact-Finding Mission, asserting that the mission's work is essential in promoting justice and aiding in Sudan’s healing process.

Informative Sources:

• Sudan Tribune. (2025, February 18). ACHPR Fact-Finding Mission Still Awaiting Sudanese Visas. Sudan Tribune.

• U.S. News. (2025, January 15). Sudan Genocide: State Department and Blinken’s Determination on Darfur. U.S. Newslicy.html

• African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. (2024, June). Resolution ACHPR/Res.590 (LXXX) 2024 – Joint Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan. ACHPR.