UN Issues 'Red Alert' over Human Rights Catastrophe in Sudan's El-Obeid
Volker Türk warned that repeated drone strikes and a tightening blockade have killed more than 40 people and pushed the city toward humanitarian collapse.
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Sudan’s El-Obeid Under Siege: “Civilians Should Not Have to Wait for Death”
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UN issues 'red alert' over human rights catastrophe in Sudan's El-Obeid
The UN on Friday warned that a "human rights catastrophe" was unfolding in Sudan's El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to "siege-like conditions" for the past 18 months, UN rights chief Volker Turk said.
British Foreign Secretary urges “international community” to halt El Obeid offensive in Sudan without mentioning the main foreign perpetrator
The British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has urged the “international community” to intervene and halt the offensive on the Sudanese city of El Obeid by the genocidal Rapid Support Forces. However, in a similar vein to her shadow, Priti Patel, Secretary Cooper has failed to mention that the main supplier and sponsor of the RSF is the UAE. The siege of El Obeid could be lifted quickly if the UAE stopped supplying arms to the RSF, which it has …
The United Nations has documented that at least 45 civilians were killed and 41 injured in drone strikes in Al Obeid, Sudan, between June 6 and 28. The UN has warned of a human rights catastrophe in the region.
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