According to The Guardian, the British government suppressed intelligence about genocide in Sudan to protect relations with the United Arab Emirates. A Yale human rights researcher, Nathaniel Raymond, will tell Parliament that in May twenty twenty-four, the Foreign Office rejected his calls to publicly disclose that Ethiopia was backing a genocidal militia — the Rapid Support Forces — citing pressure from the UAE. The revelation raises stark questions about whether Britain placed diplomatic convenience above its duty to warn of mass atrocities.

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