Al-Burhan, commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces and chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, is under pressure from international mediators to reach an agreement with the RSF. Nevertheless, opposition to the RSF’s political rehabilitation appears widespread among Sudanese communities that have endured killings, sexual violence, looting, occupation and forced displacement. However, inclusion in ceasefire negotiations should not automatically confer a permanent place in Sudan’s political order. International investigators have accused both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces of breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law. A justice process that investigates only one side would lack credibility and could deepen Sudan’s political divisions.