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Conférence de presse HRC60 : Rapport de la mission d'enquête au Soudan - 09 septembre 2025
Lancement du dernier rapport de la Mission d'enquête sur le Soudan.
Orateurs :
- Mohamed Chande Othman, Président de la Mission d'enquête
- Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête
- Mona Rishmawi, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête
HISTOIRE : Mission d'enquête au Soudan
TRT : 2’33”
SOURCE : UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : ANGLAIS/ NATS
FORMAT D'IMAGE : 16:9
DATELINE : 9 SEPTEMBRE 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
Orateurs :
• Mohamed Chande Othman, Président de la Mission d'enquête
• Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête
• Mona Rishmawi, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête
LISTE DE PLANS
- Plan large extérieur : Palais des Nations, allée des drapeaux.
- Plan large, orateurs au podium, salle de presse de l'ONU Genève.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mona Rishmawi, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête : « Même si ce n'est pas écrit noir sur blanc dans la loi, tout le monde sait que vous ne pouvez pas violer, vous ne pouvez pas piller, vous ne pouvez pas détruire des biens. Vous ne pouvez pas affamer les gens. Ce sont des interdictions morales, éthiques et légales de base. Mais s'il n'y a pas de responsabilité, bien sûr, ils continueront à le faire. »
- Plan large, orateurs au podium.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête : « Dans les camps de déplacés tels que Zamzam et Abu Shouk, des témoins décrivent des enfants mourant de faim et de déshydratation dans les rues, y compris des personnes mangeant de la nourriture pour animaux. »
- Plan moyen, orateurs au podium, écrans de télévision montrant les orateurs.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mona Rishmawi, Membre expert de la Mission d'enquête : « Vous tuez, pas de nourriture, pas d'eau, vous n'autorisez pas la production alimentaire. Vous n'autorisez pas l'accès à la nourriture, aux marchés, etc. ; et vous n'autorisez pas l'accès à l'aide humanitaire. Donc, ce que vous voulez, c'est tuer la population, c'est très clair. Donc, l'effet de cela est vraiment le crime contre l'humanité… d'extermination. »
- Plan large, orateurs au podium.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Chande Othman, Président de la Mission d'enquête : « Les survivants des sites de détention du RSF les décrivent comme des abattoirs. Dans une installation notoire, des dizaines de détenus sont morts entre juin et octobre de cette année en raison de la torture, de la malnutrition et du manque de soins médicaux. »
- Plan large, salle de presse de l'ONU Genève, journalistes, participants.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Chande Othman, Président de la Mission d'enquête : « Dans les installations de détention gérées par le SAF, les civils ont également été soumis à la torture, y compris des chocs électriques, des abus sexualisés et ils ont été détenus dans des cellules si surpeuplées que certains prisonniers devaient dormir debout. »
- Plan moyen-large, orateurs du panel, écrans de télévision, participants, journalistes.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Chande Othman, Président de la Mission d'enquête : « Des filles aussi jeunes que 12 ans ont été forcées de se marier, parfois sous la menace de mort pour leurs familles. Les hommes et les garçons ont également été soumis à des tortures sexualisées et de tels actes sont enracinés dans le racisme, les préjugés et l'impunité et ils dévastent des communautés entières. »
- Plan moyen, journaliste.
- Plan moyen, photographe.
- Plan moyen, journalistes.
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