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Zawya
5 days ago
- Politics
- Zawya
The United Nations (UN) rights chief condemns recent killing of scores of civilians in Sudan
Since 10 July, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has verified that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 60 civilians in North Kordofan's Bara locality, while civil society groups have reported that up to 300 were killed. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) also hit two villages in West Kordofan from 10 to 14 July, killing at least 23 civilians and causing more than 30 injuries. Most recently, on Thursday, an SAF airstrike in Bara killed at least 11 civilians who were all members of a single family. According to the High Commissioner's statement, these deaths come amid worrying reports that the RSF is mobilising for an offensive on the capital of North Kordofan state, El Obeid. Continued concern for El Fasher At another major hotspot in the Sudan conflict, the besieged city of El Fasher in North Darfur state, the RSF has conducted multiple attacks recently. They include a ground attack on 11 and 12 July, which reportedly resulted in civilian casualties. The High Commissioner subsequently 'expressed continued concern for the safety of civilians in El Fasher.' 'Callous disregard for civilians' lives and safety' The statement stressed that the High Commissioner 'deplored the killing of dozens of civilians by both parties.' 'It is distressing that more than two years since the conflict began parties to the conflict in Sudan continue to demonstrate callous disregard for civilians' lives and safety,' he said. 'An escalation of hostilities in North Darfur and Kordofan will only further aggravate the already severe risks to civilians and the dire humanitarian situation in a conflict that has already wrought untold suffering on the Sudanese people,' Mr. Türk urged those with influence to prevent further escalation and ensure parties uphold their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians. The High Commissioner renewed his calls for the warring parties to ensure safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid and to prevent violations of international law. 'All alleged violations must be fully and independently investigated and those responsible brought to justice,' he concluded. Heavy rains and attacks on civilians At the daily briefing in New York on Thursday, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stephanie Tremblay, relayed reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the worsening humanitarian situation in North Darfur. Heavy rains and flooding on 14 and 15 July displaced more than 400 people and destroyed dozens of homes in North Darfur's Dar As Salam locality. Displaced families are now sheltering with host communities already struggling to cope. Ms. Tremblay also reported on additional attacks on civilians in recent days, with shelling killing five children in El Fasher on 16 July and six people at the Naivasha market in the famine-stricken Abu Shouk camp 15 July. The El Fasher Maternity Hospital, the only major hospital still operating in the area, is overwhelmed, critically short-staffed and severely under-resourced. Additionally, the lean season from now until October is compounding the food insecurity crisis by disrupting markets, limiting incomes and raising food prices. Noting the High Commissioner's statement, Ms. Tremblay said that 'we call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel, unimpeded access across both borders and conflict lines, and increased international funding to respond to this escalating crisis.' Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN News.
Zawya
5 days ago
- Politics
- Zawya
United Nations (UN) rights chief condemns the killing of scores of civilians in Sudan
Since 10 July, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has verified that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 60 civilians in North Kordofan's Bara locality, while civil society groups have reported that up to 300 were killed. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) also hit two villages in West Kordofan from 10 to 14 July, killing at least 23 civilians and causing more than 30 injuries. Most recently, on Thursday, an SAF airstrike in Bara killed at least 11 civilians who were all members of a single family. According to the High Commissioner's statement, these deaths come amid worrying reports that the RSF is mobilising for an offensive on the capital of North Kordofan state, El Obeid. Continued concern for El Fasher At another major hotspot in the Sudan conflict, the besieged city of El Fasher in North Darfur state, the RSF has conducted multiple attacks recently. They include a ground attack on 11 and 12 July, which reportedly resulted in civilian casualties. The High Commissioner subsequently 'expressed continued concern for the safety of civilians in El Fasher.' 'Callous disregard for civilians' lives and safety' The statement stressed that the High Commissioner 'deplored the killing of dozens of civilians by both parties.' 'It is distressing that more than two years since the conflict began parties to the conflict in Sudan continue to demonstrate callous disregard for civilians' lives and safety,' he said. 'An escalation of hostilities in North Darfur and Kordofan will only further aggravate the already severe risks to civilians and the dire humanitarian situation in a conflict that has already wrought untold suffering on the Sudanese people,' Mr. Türk urged those with influence to prevent further escalation and ensure parties uphold their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians. The High Commissioner renewed his calls for the warring parties to ensure safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid and to prevent violations of international law. 'All alleged violations must be fully and independently investigated and those responsible brought to justice,' he concluded. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN News.
France 24
6 days ago
- Business
- France 24
US deports five migrants convicted of crimes to Eswatini
Also, a massacre took place in Sudan's North Kordofan region, with 200 people buried in a single day following a brutal attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to survivors, the RSF shelled homes and burned families alive as they stormed the village of Shaq al-Nom. Nearly 300 people are feared dead in nearby villages. The paramilitary group is trying to take control of key fuel routes before the rainy season halts their advance. The ongoing conflict with the country's army has already displaced 14 million people and shows no sign of slowing. And tensions are mounting in Durban as G20 finance ministers prepare to meet without U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who has skipped the gathering for the second time. South Africa, which is holding the G20 presidency for the first time, is promoting an 'African agenda', with a focus on climate change, cheaper capital and a cross-border payment system designed to boost intra-African trade. However, discussions are overshadowed by Donald Trump's tariff threats, including a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and potential penalties for BRICS nations promoting alternatives to the dollar.
Arab News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Survivors bury dead after RSF attack devastates Sudan village
The Emergency Lawyers reported on Monday that nearly 300 people were killed in North Kordofan villagesThe area is home to several armed tribes that have refused to pledge allegiance to the RSFPORT SUDAN: It took a full day for the villagers of Shaq Al-Nom, in Sudan's North Kordofan state, to bury their dead after an attack by paramilitary fighters that left the village in ruins, a survivor told AFP on Saturday attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — the paramilitary force at war with the regular army since April 2023 — was part of a series of raids in recent days on villages in North Kordofan, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of the capital Khartoum.'On Sunday, we collected the bodies from the village streets and inside the houses, and we buried 200 bodies,' Saleh Abdel Rahim, 34, told Emergency Lawyers, a group that documents atrocities by both sides in the war, reported on Monday that nearly 300 people were killed in North Kordofan villages between Saturday and are nearly impossible to independently verify in Sudan, with many medical facilities forced out of service and limited media access.'It was indescribable,' Abdel Rahim said, using a pseudonym for fear of retaliation because he had fled to an area close to RSF positions.'Under artillery shelling, houses burned with their families inside,' he told AFP via satellite Internet connection to circumvent a communications it began, the war has killed tens of thousands and created the world's largest hunger and displacement crises, with 14 million Sudanese currently displaced inside the country and across Emergency Lawyers reported on Monday that paramilitaries had killed women and children, abducted civilians and looted livestock in the villages surrounding the RSF-controlled city of Shaq Al-Nom, 'RSF vehicles arrived in the village, in an attempt to storm it' on Saturday under a hail of machine gun fire and drone strikes, according to Abdel Rahim.'We had no choice but to resist in defense,' he said, adding that 'all of the villagers of the Bara countryside have fled.'The area is home to several armed tribes that have refused to pledge allegiance to the Kordofan, key to the RSF's fuel smuggling route via Libya, has been an important battleground between the army and the paramilitaries for RSF has tried to encircle the North Kordofan state capital of El-Obeid — the only road link between Khartoum and the vast western region of Darfur, which the RSF has all but has been unable, however, to seize the North Darfur state capital of El-Fasher despite an ongoing siege for more than a analyst Kholood Khair told AFP that 'they want to consolidate that road that links El-Fasher to El-Obeid and other parts of Kordofan, so effectively they're in a race against time to consolidate in the west before the rains come.'Sudan's rainy season, which peaks in August, renders much of the country's roads inaccessible, making it impossible for either side to capture territory until the floods start clearing in September.
France 24
15-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Ukraine skeptical as US sets 50-Day deadline for Russian ceasefire
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