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Sudan: 'Stop This Madness' - Rights Chief Warns of Impending Atrocities As Militia Closes in On El Obeid, Sudan
Volker Türk said 500,000 civilians are at risk as RSF drone strikes and shelling intensify around the city.
- On Thursday, an international coalition at the United Nations Human Rights Council warned that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could imminently escalate an assault on El Obeid, risking large-scale atrocities against approximately 500,000 civilians.
- After more than three years of war, the Sudanese Armed Forces control central regions while the RSF holds Darfur, with both sides fighting over the Kordofan region crucial to agriculture. The RSF denies responsibility for ethnically charged killings and claims those responsible will be held accountable.
- Ten consecutive days of drone strikes have killed at least 50 civilians across El Obeid and North Kordofan, while residents already endured siege-like conditions for more than 18 months before this latest escalation.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned, "We have seen this playbook before," drawing parallels to documented atrocities in El Fasher, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged international intervention to prevent repetition.
- The war has displaced nearly 14 million people and driven millions toward famine while humanitarian access remains severely constrained; officials stress that aid workers must be protected to deliver assistance across Kordofan despite deteriorating security.
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Sudan: 'Stop This Madness' - Rights Chief Warns of Impending Atrocities As Militia Closes in On El Obeid, Sudan
The UN's top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan's North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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