Emergency Lawyers warn the Rapid Support Forces of violating the rules of international humanitarian law

December 18, 2023 (pen) The Emergency Lawyers Group said that the Rapid Support Forces attacked this morning the city of Rifa’a in Al-Jazeera State, terrorized civilians, stormed the hospital and opened fire inside, killing two people and wounding others. They also destroyed the hospital and terrorized the working medical staff.

Emergency lawyers added that the forces attacked the market and the police station, which led to the injury of many civilians, as the group stated that the city of Rifa’a does not have any military formations or armed forces.

The group warned the Rapid Support Forces that this behavior violates the rules of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions regarding the protection of civilian persons, and that hospitals and civilian homes are among the civilian objects covered by protection, and any systematic attack on them is considered a war crime that makes its perpetrators vulnerable to appearing before the International Criminal Court.