ACJPS's mandate for an urgent operational independent inquiry mechanism to be launched in Sudan was supported by 93 activist organisations. In their mandate, they outlined that the investigation comprise of three existing human rights experts for a period of at least one year. They called on Member and Observer States of the United Nations to convene for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council.
According to them, a thorough investigation should be conducted into the alleged human rights and international humanitarian law violations, as well as"related crimes committed by all parties in Sudan since the". They state that it is imperative that crimes of a"possible gender dimension", must be investigated"with a view to prevent a further deterioration".
Their mandate was especially vociferous in the matter of establishing measures ensuring futureproofing both accountability and restorative justice. They state guarantees must be made for the"authors of these violations and abuses to be held accountable for their acts and to end the cycle of impunity in Sudan".
In providing this, ACJPS state that the UN must integrate a"gender perspective and a survivor-centred approach throughout its work".urged the adoption of a resolution that requests the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently adopt the proposed independent mechanism.