Sudanese victims ask ICC to investigate Emiratis over RSF atrocities in el-Fasher Submitted by Sondos Asem on Wed, 06/17/2026 - 14:08 Legal submission filed in The Hague urges prosecutors to pursue paramilitary's alleged foreign backers, including UAE vice president Sudanese women walk at the Tulum refugee camp, amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, 30 November 2025 (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters) Off A group of Sudanese survivors has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate senior Emirati officials and business figures over their alleged backing of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) atrocities in Darfur. The submission, filed with the Office of the Prosecutor on Tuesday, names Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a vice president of the United Arab Emirates, among those alleged to maintain close ties to the RSF and to have contributed to its financing and logistical support. It asks prosecutors to examine the responsibility of intermediaries under Articles 25(3)(c) and 25(3)(d) of the Rome Statute, provisions covering those who aid, abet or knowingly contribute to crimes committed by a group acting with a common purpose.