Fathi El-Fadl is a member of the Forces for Radical Change (FRC) alliance in Sudan, opponents of the current civil war, and a vice-president of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR). He was previously, in the 1970s and ’80s, a student leader in Sudan and leading member of the International Union of Students. He is based in Khartoum and thus a witness to the ongoing conflict.