UAE denies Sudan’s accusations of ‘complicity in genocide’ at the ICJ

Source: Aljazeera, Sudan alleges the UAE is ‘complicit in the genocide on the Masalit’ by supporting the Rapid Support Forces.

FILE PHOTO: International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo — The rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are legally binding, but the court has no power to enforce them [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

By Al Jazeera Staff

Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025

The United Arab Emirates has slammed a Sudanese move to file a case against it at the top United Nations court, calling it “nothing more than a cynical publicity stunt” and saying it would seek the “immediate dismissal” of the case.

Sudan has filed a case at the International Court of Justice, accusing the UAE of breaching the Genocide Convention by giving “direct support” to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), implicating it in genocidal acts allegedly perpetrated by the RSF against the Masalit people of Darfur.