Rights groups urge Saudi Crown Prince to revive Jeddah talks

November 25, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – Two prominent Sudanese rights groups urged Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday to reactivate the Jeddah peace platform and bring the country’s warring factions and political forces to the negotiating table.

The Sudanese Group for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms and the Darfur Bar Association issued a joint memorandum appealing to break the deadlock in a war that has devastated the nation.

In a statement, the groups said the memo calls for enforcing protection for civilians, halting cross-border military supplies, and implementing U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 2724/2024, which demands an end to the siege of El Fasher.

Talks between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were launched in Jeddah in May 2023, mediated by Saudi Arabia and the United States, but failed to yield a lasting ceasefire.

Al-Sadiq Ali Hassan, head of the rights group, told Sudan Tribune the initiative aims to turn recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump into concrete action.

The memorandum proposes binding commitments to halt combat during talks, open humanitarian corridors, and release detainees. Hassan noted that more than 2,000 people remain in detention following the RSF’s capture of El Fasher.

Hassan said the proposal also seeks to establish clear criteria for political participation in the peace process to ensure no single faction monopolizes representation of the Sudanese people.

The groups called for a monitoring committee to enforce a ceasefire, specific timelines for negotiations, and assurances that accountability for war crimes will not be compromised.