July 13, 2024 (ADDIS ABABA) – Sudanese political groups engaged in the African Union-facilitated discussions in Addis Ababa have established a set of criteria that would disqualify any group meeting those conditions from participating in the post-war political process. After two days of heated debate, the preparatory conference for the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue reached a compromise to address the contentious issue of the banned National Congress Party (NCP)’s potential participation in the political process. The participant recognized the significance of the matter, particularly after the boycott of key political forces, including the Tagadum coalition, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement led by Abdelaziz Al-Hilu, and the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur. A committee formed by the preparatory meeting affirmed the principle of an inclusive Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, open to all stakeholders except those indicted or convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, or those subject to rulings under the 2019 constitutional document, stated several sources reached by Sudan Tribune. The constitutional document stipulates that war crimes, crimes against humanity, extrajudicial killings, and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, along with corruption offenses, perpetrated since June 30, 1989, are not subject to any statute of limitations. Furthermore, …

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