[Name]

[Date]

[Name of Publication or Newspaper]

[Address of Publication or Newspaper]

Dear Editor,

I am writing to you with an urgent plea for attention to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan. The crisis has escalated beyond comprehension, yet the world’s silence persists. The lack
of media coverage is deeply concerning, and I urge you to bring attention to the devastating situation, particularly in Darfur, where atrocities more horrifying than those of the 2003 genocide in Sudan continue to unfold with each passing day.

It has been more than two years since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) began the vicious war, with death and destruction devastating the entire country resulting in a catastrophic crisis where over 150,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million forcibly displaced. Heinous crimes of sexual violence and ethnically motivated attacks are committed against the people of Sudan daily. The violence, which began in Khartoum, has rapidly escalated across the country, with Darfur experiencing the most devastating atrocities, including the ethnic slaughter of the Masalit people and other indigenous African communities in Darfur. While the RSF continues to occupy, indiscriminately shell, and loot civilians’ homes, using rape, sexual, and gender-based violence and blockage of aid as tactics of war, the SAF are employing heavy artillery shelling, air strikes, and indiscriminate attacks; predominantly targeting civilians’ homes, markets, essential public services, and evacuation routes.

Darfur has experienced the most horrific bloodshed, with 15,000 people having been slaughtered in El Geneina, a city in West Darfur,alone. Women and girls as young as 10 years of age have been abducted and raped countless times by RSF forces on ethnic bases, sometimes, in front of their families in an attempt to break the families’ will and destroy their dignity. A recent attack on Zamzam camp in North Darfur, which houses over 500,000 of the most vulnerable displaced, left over 400 dead and forced nearly 600,000 civilians to flee. The U.N. fact-finding mission has reported that serious international crimes have continued to be perpetrated by both the RSF and SAF, including mass rape, and sexual slavery; and that both factions are responsible for the destruction of essential public services- including electricity, water, and communications, in an attempt to isolate and silence the people of Sudan.

In the past weeks, there has not been a minute of silence with indiscriminate bombing and heavy artillery shelling resounding continuously across El Fasher, Khartoum, and towns in the Blue Nile region, leaving civilian homes, health facilities, and vital infrastructure in ruins. Over 75% of health facilities in the conflict-affected areas of Sudan are now non-functional. This comes as diseases, likely linked to chemical materials used in the bombing from the shelling, are spreading rapidly, causing severe pain, blindness, and long-term disabilities for the already starved victims of war and genocide. Access to health services and clean water is becoming scarcer with each passing day.

Today, Sudan is in the midst of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Spreading famine has affected nearly 26 million people in Sudan with over half of the country’s population struggling to find enough food. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has reported that a child dies every two hours in the Darfur displacement camps. Both the RSF and SAF have systematically used starvation as a weapon of war and death against civilian populations, leaving countless to die in silence. As a result of this devastating crisis, more than 2 million people, most of whom are women and children, have been forced to flee to neighboring countries and live in deplorable conditions. The atrocities are mounting and the Sudanese people continue to suffer while the world watches.

The former US administration determined the killing in Darfur genocide, still little has been done to end it or hold perpetrators accountable. This genocide, unfolding in real-time, is a moral and ethical crisis that demands immediate attention. Media coverage is essential to draw the world’s focus to the plight of the Sudanese people and to spur the political action needed to save lives. Silence not only emboldens the perpetrators but also deepens the suffering of the victims. Therefore, I urge you to use your platform to expose the atrocities occurring in Sudan, where millions are struggling to survive against unimaginable odds.

Thank you for your kind consideration. 

Sincerely,

[Your name]

In partnership with Darfur Women Action Group

www.darfurwomenaction.org