Sudan: Catastrophe unfolding in el-Obeid: UN rights envoy
Key takeaways
- As summary executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence plague el-Obeid, Sudan, the UN's human rights chief said the world must take action to stop preventable atrocities.
- According to Turk, civilians have been suffering from siege-like conditions for 18 months, which include a shortage of clean water and drone strikes.
- "The signs from el-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan," Turk told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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As summary executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence plague el-Obeid, Sudan, the UN's human rights chief said the world must take action to stop preventable atrocities.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GWuc El-Obeid is one of Sudan's biggest cities Image: Ashraf Shazly/AFPAdvertisement The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk called on the world to take action due to the unfolding human rights catastrophe around the besieged city of el-Obeid in Sudan.
According to Turk, civilians have been suffering from siege-like conditions for 18 months, which include a shortage of clean water and drone strikes. Turk pointed out a pattern of executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence along the routes taken by displaced people in the Kordofan region.