02:21Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Monday to call on the US government and the international community to intervene in Sudan, after the North African country marked the first anniversary of its ongoing civil conflict.
Footage shows protesters holding Sudanese flags, placards and banners, including 'Let Sudan live!', 'Humanity before politics', and 'Speak up, silence kills, save Sudan!' among others, and chanting: 'All eyes on Sudan', 'Peace and justice for Sudan', and 'Stop the war now'.
"We're asking for the US to act, to give the basic human necessities such as food, such as housing, such as school, and just to do what is right and stop these guys. These guys are bad guys," claimed Naibe, whose cousin, according to her, was allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and whose family had to flee from Sudan to Egypt.
Another protester, Gregory, commented on the actions of the two warring Sudanese generals - Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, the head of the paramilitary RSF - who were both part of the 2021 coup which removed PM Abdallah Hamdok.
"In fact, I believe both of the generals who are leading it should be put under arrest and trial by the International Criminal Court," he claimed, adding that it had triggered a humanitarian crisis.
At least 15,000 people have reportedly been killed in Sudan since the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF erupted last April, according to the United Nations.
After one year of war, over 8.4 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside Sudan, as reported by Doctors Without Borders, with Sudan now having the highest rate for international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council ran the country since the coup in 2021, although tensions emerged between Burhan and Dagalo over the country's direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.
'We're asking for the US to act' - Sudanese expats rally in Washington to call for international action as conflict enters second year
Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Monday to call on the US government and the international community to intervene in Sudan, after the North African country marked the first anniversary of its ongoing civil conflict.
Footage shows protesters holding Sudanese flags, placards and banners, including 'Let Sudan live!', 'Humanity before politics', and 'Speak up, silence kills, save Sudan!' among others, and chanting: 'All eyes on Sudan', 'Peace and justice for Sudan', and 'Stop the war now'.
"We're asking for the US to act, to give the basic human necessities such as food, such as housing, such as school, and just to do what is right and stop these guys. These guys are bad guys," claimed Naibe, whose cousin, according to her, was allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and whose family had to flee from Sudan to Egypt.
Another protester, Gregory, commented on the actions of the two warring Sudanese generals - Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, the head of the paramilitary RSF - who were both part of the 2021 coup which removed PM Abdallah Hamdok.
"In fact, I believe both of the generals who are leading it should be put under arrest and trial by the International Criminal Court," he claimed, adding that it had triggered a humanitarian crisis.
At least 15,000 people have reportedly been killed in Sudan since the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF erupted last April, according to the United Nations.
After one year of war, over 8.4 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside Sudan, as reported by Doctors Without Borders, with Sudan now having the highest rate for international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council ran the country since the coup in 2021, although tensions emerged between Burhan and Dagalo over the country's direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.
Demonstrators gathered in Washington on Monday to call on the US government and the international community to intervene in Sudan, after the North African country marked the first anniversary of its ongoing civil conflict.
Footage shows protesters holding Sudanese flags, placards and banners, including 'Let Sudan live!', 'Humanity before politics', and 'Speak up, silence kills, save Sudan!' among others, and chanting: 'All eyes on Sudan', 'Peace and justice for Sudan', and 'Stop the war now'.
"We're asking for the US to act, to give the basic human necessities such as food, such as housing, such as school, and just to do what is right and stop these guys. These guys are bad guys," claimed Naibe, whose cousin, according to her, was allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and whose family had to flee from Sudan to Egypt.
Another protester, Gregory, commented on the actions of the two warring Sudanese generals - Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, the head of the paramilitary RSF - who were both part of the 2021 coup which removed PM Abdallah Hamdok.
"In fact, I believe both of the generals who are leading it should be put under arrest and trial by the International Criminal Court," he claimed, adding that it had triggered a humanitarian crisis.
At least 15,000 people have reportedly been killed in Sudan since the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF erupted last April, according to the United Nations.
After one year of war, over 8.4 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside Sudan, as reported by Doctors Without Borders, with Sudan now having the highest rate for international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council ran the country since the coup in 2021, although tensions emerged between Burhan and Dagalo over the country's direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.