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Ravina Shamdasani, porte-parole de l'ONU pour les droits de l'homme, parle de l'escalade à El Fasher au Soudan et de l'échange entre les responsables des droits de l'homme
“Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, est horrifié par l'escalade de la violence à El-Fasher, au Darfour, où les hostilités entre les Forces armées soudanaises et les Forces de soutien rapide – soutenues par leurs groupes armés alliés respectifs – ont des conséquences profondément dévastatrices sur les civils,” a déclaré la porte-parole Ravina Shamdasani lors du point de presse bihebdomadaire à Genève vendredi.
“Au moins 58 civils auraient été tués et 213 autres blessés à El-Fasher depuis que les combats ont considérablement escaladé la semaine dernière, et ces chiffres sont certainement sous-estimés,” a-t-elle déclaré.
Préoccupé par l'escalade à El-Fasher, le Haut-Commissaire a eu mardi des appels téléphoniques séparés avec le lieutenant-général Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, président du Conseil de souveraineté de transition et commandant des Forces armées soudanaises, et le général Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commandant des Forces de soutien rapide. Lors de ces appels, il a exhorté les deux généraux à agir immédiatement et publiquement pour désamorcer la situation, a expliqué Shamdasani.
“Il les a également appelés à mettre de côté leurs positions enracinées et à prendre des mesures spécifiques et concrètes pour cesser les hostilités et assurer la protection effective des civils – comme c'est leur obligation en vertu du droit international des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire, et conformément à leurs engagements pris dans la Déclaration de Djeddah, conclue en mai 2023,” a déclaré la porte-parole.
“Nous avons averti les deux commandants que les combats à El-Fasher, où plus de 1,8 million de résidents et de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur du pays sont actuellement encerclés et risquent de manière imminente la famine, auraient un impact catastrophique sur les civils et approfondiraient les conflits intercommunautaires avec des conséquences humanitaires désastreuses,” a déclaré Shamdasani.
“Le Haut-Commissaire a rappelé aux commandants leurs obligations en vertu du droit international humanitaire de garantir le strict respect des principes de distinction, de proportionnalité et de précaution et de mettre fin à toute violation en cours, ainsi que d'assurer la responsabilité des violations du droit international humanitaire et du droit international des droits de l'homme commises par leurs forces respectives et leurs alliés,” a-t-elle ajouté.
Il les a également exhortés à redoubler d'efforts pour parvenir à une solution négociée, notamment en reprenant rapidement les négociations de cessez-le-feu, et à faciliter l'accès complet à l'aide humanitaire dans les zones sous le contrôle de leurs forces respectives.
Le Haut-Commissaire s'était entretenu pour la dernière fois directement, en personne, avec les deux commandants en novembre 2022, lors d'une visite officielle au Soudan.
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HISTOIRE : Porte-parole des droits de l'homme de l'ONU, Ravina Shamdasani, sur l'escalade à El-Fasher au Soudan
TRT : 02:30
SOURCE : UNTV / OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : Anglais/NATS
FORMAT D'IMAGE : 16:9
DATELINE : 14 - 17 mai 2024 GENÈVE, SUISSE
LISTE DE PLANS
1. Plan extérieur : Palais des Nations
2. Plan intérieur : Salle de briefing
3. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais)—Ravina Shamdasani, Porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (OHCHR) : “Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, est horrifié par l'escalade de la violence à El-Fasher, au Darfour, où les hostilités entre les Forces armées soudanaises et les Forces de soutien rapide – soutenues par leurs groupes armés alliés respectifs – ont un impact profondément dévastateur sur les civils.”
4. Plan de coupe : salle de briefing
5. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais)—Ravina Shamdasani, Porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (OHCHR) : “Au moins 58 civils auraient été tués et 213 autres blessés à El-Fasher depuis que les combats ont considérablement augmenté la semaine dernière, et ces chiffres sont certainement sous-estimés.”
6. Extérieurs : Palais Wilson
7. Intérieurs : Palais Wilson
8. Divers plans : HC parlant au téléphone (14/05/24)
9. Ravina Shamdasani, Porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (OHCHR) : “Il leur a également demandé de mettre de côté leurs positions enracinées et de prendre des mesures spécifiques et concrètes pour cesser les hostilités et garantir la protection effective des civils – comme c'est leur obligation en vertu du droit international des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire, et conformément à leurs engagements pris dans la Déclaration de Djeddah, signée en mai 2023.”
10. Plan de coupe : salle de briefing
11. Ravina Shamdasani, Porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (OHCHR) : “Nous avons averti les deux commandants que les combats à El-Fasher, où plus de 1,8 million de résidents et de personnes déplacées internes sont actuellement encerclés et risquent de mourir de faim, auraient un impact catastrophique sur les civils et aggraveraient les conflits intercommunautaires avec des conséquences humanitaires désastreuses.”
12. Plan de coupe : salle de briefing
13. Ravina Shamdasani, Porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (OHCHR) : “Le Haut-Commissaire a rappelé aux commandants leurs obligations en vertu du droit international humanitaire de garantir le strict respect des principes de distinction, de proportionnalité et de précaution et de mettre fin à toute violation en cours, ainsi que de garantir la responsabilité des violations du droit international humanitaire et du droit international des droits de l'homme commises par leurs forces respectives et leurs alliés.”
14. Plan de coupe : salle de briefing
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