July 28 – August 1
Disease, Displacement, and Deliberate Destruction
Sudan is in crisis. In just the past week, the country has witnessed the expansion of deadly disease outbreaks, renewed military assaults, systematic starvation, and escalating war crimes all against a backdrop of international inaction. Civilians are being killed, displaced, and deprived of food and medicine at staggering rates. Children are dying of malnutrition. Cholera, dengue, and measles are spreading rapidly. Anti-personnel mines are being laid in civilian areas. Refugees and displaced persons are suffering in silence as the health system collapses and safe humanitarian access is cut off. What is happening in Sudan is not a series of isolated tragedies, it is a coordinated, calculated genocide. It demands the world’s immediate attention and decisive action.
Recent Atrocities and Escalations
On July 28th, the National Mine Action Center discovered three fields with anti-personnel mines placed in the Acacia Forest area of Khartoum by the RSF. The use of these internationally banned weapons constitutes a war crime.
On July 29th, the RSF renewed their assault on El Fasher, Darfur, launching further shelling and drone strikes. Food prices have soared, and famine has taken hold. What is happening in Darfur is a genocide, marked by deliberate starvation, displacement, and targeted violence.
Sudan’s Worsening Public Health Catastrophe
The public health emergency continues to escalate. The Federal Ministry of Health announced 1,913 cholera cases, including 43 deaths, last week alone. The outbreak is spreading quickly in displacement camps across Darfur, affecting Tawila, Golo, Kalma, Otash, and Al-Salam camps.
Dengue fever is emerging in Khartoum, and measles has also begun to spread, with 35 cases confirmed last week in North Darfur and Khartoum. These diseases will continue to spread and worsen due to the collapse of health systems, sanitation services, and the rainy season. Minimal aid is reaching those most in need, and people continue to suffer in silence.
On July 29th, the Sudanese Doctors Network expressed concern about Lagawa camp in East Darfur State, where there is a severe food shortage, acute cases of malnutrition, and repeated attacks on the camp. Since June, 13 children have died, and attacks on the camp persist. We demand that no more children die of starvation. Without urgent intervention, more children will die preventable, painful deaths caused by war and neglect.
Kordofan: Starvation, Exploitation, and Displacement
New reports from July 28 detail the horrific conditions between El Nahud (West Kordofan) and El Obeid (North Kordofan). This area is full of people who have fled the RSF. Survivors report looting, killings, and total deprivation of food and medical care. Goods looted by RSF are being resold at extortionate prices. This is economic exploitation under the barrel of a gun. People are continually deprived of the most basic necessities, pushed into war, and are oppressed and murdered. This must stop.
On July 29th, the International Committee of the Red Cross released a statement on the widespread crises in Kordofan. This report discusses how the fighting in North, South, and West Kordofan since early 2025 has led to hundreds of civilian deaths, widespread destruction, and mass displacement, and a humanitarian collapse. Displacement is ongoing and repeated due to shifting frontlines, and many areas are cut off from food, water, and medicine. The situation in Kordofan is dire, civilians are bearing the brunt of this conflict, and we at DWAG echo the ICRC’s call for urgent protection of civilians.
Displaced Children in Crisis
Hundreds of Sudanese children displaced by the war are living in dire conditions in Tripoli, Libya. These children are vulnerable to exploitation, trafficking, and recruitment by criminal networks, amid a lack of legal and social protections. Children often beg or work in unsafe jobs, and there is widespread dropout in schools. Sudanese refugee children in Tripoli are trapped in a worsening humanitarian crisis, facing exploitation, educational setbacks, and poor living conditions—while efforts to help remain underfunded and underreported.
DWAG’s Urgent Demands to the International Community
During the week, the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, visited Port Sudan. Nouicer expressed concern over a lack of progress on the humanitarian situation and unfair trials. We at DWAG echo his concerns and call for an immediate end to unjust trials, the protection of survivors and activists, and independent investigations into the mounting reports of abuse. The rule of law in Sudan is collapsing, and without accountability, impunity will continue to fuel genocide.
Therefore we urgently call on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the African Union, the United States, and the broader international community to take the following urgent actions:
- Authorize urgent and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid for all in need across Sudan;
- Swiftly authorize and deploy civilian protection forces to protect the innocent Sudanese people, particularly in Darfur;
- Press the warring parties to stop the torture, murder, rape, and starvation of civilians in Darfur and across the Sudan;
- Press the warring parties to immediately cease all attacks and strictly adhere to a permanent, verifiable ceasefire;
- Impose criminal and financial accountability for all individuals and states complicit in committing past and present genocide and war crimes in Sudan;
- U.S., UNSC, and allies must hold the regional and international enablers supplying weapons to the warring parties in Sudan accountable;
- US and allies must cease the selling of arms to the UAE and prevent genocide in Sudan.
- We call on the United States to issue a waiver for Sudanese refugees, students to enter into the US without restriction
As attacks on civilians and the humanitarian crisis intensifies we must speak out and demand action. We call on DWAG supporters to speak up and tell our leaders- in the face of genocide and the incredible suffering they must not look the other way, they must meet their moral and legal obligation by standing against genocide in Sudan. The time to act is now.
Please join our Stand with Sudan campaign to take action, support the life saving effort and rally others to be a voice for the people of Sudan.
With our collective effort we can ease the suffering, compel our leaders to act and hold those responsible accountable.
With Gratitude,
Niemat Ahmadi,
DWAG President
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