The sit-in massacre in Khartoum: an emergency session of the Security Council and international condemnation of the violence of the security forces

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency closed-door meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Sudan after the killing of about 35 people and hundreds injured after the security forces and the army on Monday, the sit-in led by the coalition of freedom and change forces in front of the headquarters of the Sudanese army in the capital Khartoum since the sixth From last April.

The Security Council's emergency session comes at the invitation of Germany and Britain, coinciding with local and international condemnation of violence by the Sudanese forces against the protesters.

International convictions
In an international response to the Khartoum sit-in yesterday, the US State Department condemned the Sudanese forces' attack on peaceful protesters in the sit-in. "The Sudanese people deserve a civilian government to work for, not an armed military council against them," she said.

Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Loualoua Rashed Al-Khater wrote in a tweet on Twitter that the State of Qatar appeals to the Transitional Military Council in Sudan to stop the practices of the security forces against demonstrators.

She also called on Al-Khater to "take the voice of wisdom to engage urgently in an open, sincere and inclusive dialogue for all segments of Sudanese society, especially young people who were greeted by the military council when they received it and praised their peace."

For its part, said the German Foreign Ministry said that the dismantling of the sit-in appeared to have weapons, and led to the deaths and injuries, adding that "what happened is unjustified and must stop immediately."

For its part, condemned the French Foreign Ministry what it described acts of violence, demanding accountability of those who did so before the judiciary, and stressed the need to continue dialogue in order to reach an agreement.

The Foreign Minister of Sweden said that the violence of the security forces against peaceful demonstrators "is unacceptable and must be stopped immediately", while the Norwegian Foreign Ministry announced that it is very concerned about the demonstrators in Sudan and that what happened was unacceptable.

Rights demands
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, also condemned the use of live ammunition during the dispersal of protests in Khartoum.

"The UNHCR strongly condemns the violence and the use of excessive force by Sudanese security against civilians in Khartoum," said spokeswoman Rafina Shamdani.

In a previous interview with Al Jazeera, the Human Rights Office called on the Sudanese authorities to engage in peaceful dialogue with the protesters instead of targeting and arresting them. "It is important that the Transitional Military Council immediately conduct an independent investigation to ensure that the perpetrators of the violence and the violence are held accountable last week, "He said.

"The return to the days in which human rights abuses and impunity prevailed in Sudan were prevalent," she said, stressing that "the demand for economic, social and political rights was behind the protests now underway" and demanding that the military council "open a new page in Sudan."

For its part, the European Union said there was no justification for the use of force to disperse the peaceful sit-in, calling on the military council in a statement to respect the right of people to express their concerns peacefully, without any threat or use of violence.

Foreign interference
For its part, warned the Iranian Foreign Ministry of what it called "the interference of foreign forces in the Sudanese affairs," and said that "will deepen the crisis and prolong it and turn the country into a scene of disputes between foreign powers."

Amnesty International has called on the international community to pressure all elements, including sanctions, on members of the Transitional Military Council, which they said were responsible for the attack on the protesters.

The organization called for an immediate end to the violent attacks carried out by the rapid support forces against the demonstrators and to hold accountable those who participated in the killing of civilians. The AU also called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Sudan and ensure respect for human rights and the right to peaceful demonstration.

"The military junta with its senseless slaughter completely destroyed the confidence of the Sudanese people in a new era of respect for human rights and respect for the right to demonstrate without fear," the organization said.

The Security Council should "press the transitional authorities to end the attack on demonstrators who have suffered decades of Bashir's rule," it said. "The bloodshed indicates that the transitional authorities have completely failed to close the horrific human rights record in Sudan" and that the international community must take an urgent decision to ensure that such attacks are not repeated.