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DATELINE: 19JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
19 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“It was my hope and intention to be with you today in the Council Chamber, in particular given the importance of this moment in Darfur, but I regret that I was not granted a visa in order to be able to provide my briefing in line with the mandate provided by the Council.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“The situation in Darfur has darkened even further. Darfuris, as we speak, are being subjected to collective torture. The fall of El Fasher to the RSF has been accompanied by an organized, calculated campaign of the most profound suffering, targeting non-Arab communities in particular.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“Rape, arbitrary detention, executions, mass graves, all perpetrated on a massive scale. Many of these crimes have been filmed and celebrated by those committing them. This dreadful situation is still ongoing.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“War crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in El Fasher, including in particular in late October as a culmination of the siege of the city by the Rapid Support Forces.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“This criminality is being repeated in town after town in Darfur. It will continue until this conflict, and the sense of impunity that fuels it, are stopped.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“If we are to ensure that the conviction of Ali Kushayb sets the basis for further accountability, the expanded and active cooperation of our partners will be essential. The scale of suffering and criminality in Darfur at present can only be addressed if we work together.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“The Government of Sudan must work with us seriously, with focus, to secure the arrest of those individuals subject to ICC arrest warrants presently in Sudan: Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, Ahmad Harun and Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein. I underline again that Mr. Harun in particular must be given priority.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud, Counselor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Sudan:
“These atrocities perpetrated by this militia would not have occurred without the sponsorship, support, and encouragement provided by a certain State known to you, which has offered military, financial, political, logistical, and media support. And therefore, it is important that the Court’s investigations extend to all those proven to have supported or colluded with the militia.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
19. Wide shot, ambassadors walking to stakeout
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Denmark:
“We welcome the landmark development during this reporting period: the conviction and sentencing of Mr. Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as “Ali Kushayb.” He was found responsible for 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including executions, sexual violence, and mass force displacement. This judgment marks first conviction arising from a Security Council’s referral, the first conviction in the Darfur situation and the first conviction for gender-based persecution before the ICC.”
21. Pan right, ambassadors leaving stakeout
Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Nazhat Shameem Khan said, “Darfuris, as we speak, are being subjected to collective torture.”
Addressing the Security Council virtually today (19 Jan) Khan reported that the situation in Darfur “has darkened even further.”
She said, “The fall of El Fasher to the RSF has been accompanied by an organized, calculated campaign of the most profound suffering, targeting non-Arab communities in particular.”
She continued, “Rape, arbitrary detention, executions, mass graves, all perpetrated on a massive scale. Many of these crimes have been filmed and celebrated by those committing them. This dreadful situation is still ongoing.”
She highlighted, “War crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in El Fasher, including in particular in late October as a culmination of the siege of the city by the Rapid Support Forces.”
She stressed, “This criminality is being repeated in town after town in Darfur. It will continue until this conflict, and the sense of impunity that fuels it, are stopped.”
She said, “If we are to ensure that the conviction of Ali Kushayb sets the basis for further accountability, the expanded and active cooperation of our partners will be essential. The scale of suffering and criminality in Darfur at present can only be addressed if we work together.”
She added, “The Government of Sudan must work with us seriously, with focus, to secure the arrest of those individuals subject to ICC arrest warrants presently in Sudan: Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, Ahmad Harun and Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein. I underline again that Mr. Harun in particular must be given priority.”
Sudanese Ambassador Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud said, “These atrocities perpetrated by this militia would not have occurred without the sponsorship, support, and encouragement provided by a certain State known to you, which has offered military, financial, political, logistical, and media support. And therefore, it is important that the Court’s investigations extend to all those proven to have supported or colluded with the militia.”
Following the Council, Danish Representative Christina Markus Lassen spoke to reporters on behalf of the UNSC ICC Caucus and said, “We welcome the landmark development during this reporting period: the conviction and sentencing of Mr. Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as “Ali Kushayb.” He was found responsible for 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including executions, sexual violence, and mass force displacement. This judgment marks first conviction arising from a Security Council’s referral, the first conviction in the Darfur situation and the first conviction for gender-based persecution before the ICC.”
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