Calls on the UK to act in the face of the violence which is tearing Sudan apart following the discovery of a mass grave in Darfur: “We are not doing anything”

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At least 87 people, including children, have been found buried in a mass grave in Sudan, the UN has said, amid growing calls for the United Kingdom United is responding to the violence that has plagued the country for months. People on the ground and across the political spectrum believe the situation is comparable to the killings in Darfur that sparked an international outcry in 2003.

The ethnically motivated bloodshed has intensified in recent weeks , alongside fighting between rival military factions that erupted in April and brought the country to the brink of civil war. Thousands of people have died and millions have been driven from their homes by the wider conflict between the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by the former Al-Burhan's deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is known as "Hemedti".

The United Nations Human Rights Office said those in the mass grave - some of whom belonged to the ethnic African Masalit tribe - had been killed by the RSF and an affiliated Arab militia. "According to credible information collected by the Office, those buried in the mass grave were killed by RSF and their allied militias around June 13-21," a UN statement said.

But RSF has denied being involved in any fighting in West Darfur and says it has "no connection" to events there.

The discovery of the mass grave is the latest incident reported in West Darfur's capital, El Geneina, where The Independent has heard from witnesses who say teenagers are being arrested and shot, and women and girls are being raped. It is said that people said it was done in order to "destroy and change the DNA of the area". One of those who walked out of town said they were "running from hell".

"What is happening in El Geneina is genocide - we want this to be said out loud high," said Ibrahim*, who is taking refuge in neighboring Chad, where his family sought refuge after fleeing the city. He does not want his real name published, as it could compromise the safety of his extended family members who are still stranded. "It happens systematically."

Urging the UK and the wider international community to act, David Alton, an unattached peer who is a member of the House Human Rights Committee, told Th.. .