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ICJ Dismisses Sudan’s Genocide Case Against United Arab Emirates

HeadlineMay 06, 2025

Several explosions have rocked Port Sudan, the Red Sea city where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge from Sudan’s civil war. Witnesses blamed drones launched by Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries, or RSF, for the latest attacks. On Monday, the International Court of Justice dismissed a genocide case brought by Sudan’s military rulers, who accuse the United Arab Emirates of backing the RSF by supplying arms, including drones. ICJ justices said they lacked jurisdiction to try the case.

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