UAE denies Sudan’s accusations of ‘complicity in genocide’ at the ICJ

The rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are legally binding, but the court has no power to enforce them [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

The United Arab Emirates has slammed a Sudanese move to file a case against it at the top United Nations court, calling it  “nothing more than a cynical publicity stunt” and saying it would seek the “immediate dismissal” of the case.

Sudan has filed a case at the International Court of Justice, accusing the UAE of breaching the Genocide Convention by giving “direct support” to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), implicating it in genocidal acts allegedly perpetrated by the RSF against the Masalit people of Darfur.