"Despite Sudan's paramilitary agreeing to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire on Thursday, members of Toronto's Sudanese community say they feel abandoned by the Canadian government amid escalating violence in Sudan. On Oct. 26, rebel forces took control of the Sudanese city of El Fasher after an 18-month siege, followed by reports of extortion, rape and mass killings of civilians."
"In the aftermath, Mamoun Hassan, a Sudanese-Canadian filmmaker living in the GTA, told CBC Toronto his community feels Canada hasn't done rough to address the humanitarian crisis. We feel really, really betrayed, he said. We feel like we've been told a lie about this country, that Canada cares for us as a people. And it's just become so evident that that's not the case."
The civil war in Sudan, described by the United Nations as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, began in April 2023 and is primarily between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. On Oct. 26, RSF forces took control of El Fasher after an 18‑month siege, followed by reports of extortion, rape, mass killings and tens of thousands of civilians fleeing. Toronto's Sudanese community expresses layered grief and a sense of betrayal, saying Canada has not done enough to address the humanitarian crisis. Community members urge Canada to uphold a pro‑refugee approach and ease asylum pathways. The Canadian government says it has initiated immigration, passport and citizenship measures.
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