On 8 July 2026, The Left Group in the European Parliament tabled five new paragraphs to a joint resolution on war crimes and human rights violations in El-Obeid, Sudan, calling for stronger accountability measures and humanitarian protections. The amendments, proposed by MEPs Isabel Serra Sánchez, Marc Botenga, Rima Hassan, and Lynn Boylan, would add provisions targeting EU-made arms used in the conflict, UAE-linked support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and third-country partnerships.
The amendments are proposed additions to a joint motion for a resolution tabled by the PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, and The Left groups. They have not yet been voted on and remain proposals to be examined and decided by the full Parliament.
One new paragraph notes that on 6 July 2026, the UN Human Rights Council requested an urgent investigation by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan into alleged international law violations and crimes in the region, following an urgent debate on 3 July 2026. Another paragraph expresses deep concern over reports of EU-made arms being used in Sudan. A further paragraph denounces UAE-based networks supplying weapons, dual-use items, financing, logistics, and laundering conflict-gold for the RSF; it urges the Council and the European External Action Service to propose restrictive measures and strengthen due diligence for Sudanese gold and raw materials entering the EU.
The amendments also call on the Council and Member States to immediately suspend strategic partnership and arms transfer agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other third countries fuelling the conflict, as long as attacks on civilians and violations of international humanitarian law continue. Finally, a paragraph urges EU Member States to refrain from returning Sudanese nationals and provide safe pathways; it rejects unlawful deportation by Egyptian authorities, including where EU-funded security forces are involved, and calls on neighbouring states to uphold the principle of non-refoulement.
If adopted, the amendments would significantly escalate the Parliament's stance on external actors in the Sudan conflict, potentially straining EU relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The proposals would also tighten EU due diligence on Sudanese gold imports, affecting traders and refiners, while strengthening protections for Sudanese refugees, impacting national asylum policies and EU-funded border security programs in neighbouring states.