"Britain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El Fasher would fall amid a wave of ethnic cleansing and possible genocide, according to a report seen by the Guardian. Government officials turned down the plans six months into the 18-month siege of El Fasher in favour of the least ambitious option of four presented. The city was captured last month by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which immediately embarked on ethnically motivated mass killings and rapes."
"An internal British government paper, prepared last year, detailed four options for increasing the protection of civilians, including atrocity prevention in Sudan. The options, evaluated by officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in autumn last year, included the introduction of an international protection mechanism to safeguard civilians from crimes against humanity and sexual violence. However, because of aid cuts, FCDO officials chose the least ambitious plan to protect Sudanese civilians."
Britain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that El Fasher would fall amid ethnic cleansing and possible genocide. Government officials turned down more ambitious proposals six months into an 18-month siege and selected the least ambitious of four presented options. The Rapid Support Forces captured El Fasher, then conducted ethnically motivated mass killings and rapes, leaving thousands of residents missing. An internal British government paper outlined four options, including introducing an international protection mechanism to protect civilians from crimes against humanity and sexual violence. FCDO officials cited resource constraints and aid cuts when choosing the least ambitious plan.
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