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In a new report, UN investigators detailed multiple attacks on civilians, healthcare facilities, markets, and schools, as well as ethnically motivated summary executions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continued and deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, as well as summary executions, sexual violence and other violations and abuses, underscore the utter failure by both parties to respect the rules and principles of international humanitarian and human rights law<\/strong>,\u201d said Volker T\u00fcrk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these acts may amount to war crimes. They must be investigated promptly and independently<\/strong>, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Among its key recommendations, the report called for expanding the arms embargo and the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cover the whole of Sudan \u2013 not just the region of Darfur, where atrocities raged unchecked 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

Twenty-two months of brutal war<\/h2>\n

More than 22 months of brutal fighting between Government forces and their former allied militia, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has left more than 30 million people across Sudan in need of assistance and protection.<\/p>\n

The fighting has precipitated the world\u2019s worst displacement crisis, with over 12 million displaced from their homes, of whom 3.3 million have fled across the border.<\/p>\n

Food security and healthcare are also in freefall, with less than a quarter of Sudan\u2019s health facilities functioning in areas worst hit by fighting. Nearly 25 million people are suffering from \u201cacute\u201d levels of hunger.<\/p>\n

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Workers offload sacks of food aid from a barge in Sudan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sexual violence a weapon of war<\/h2>\n

The report highlighted the widespread use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, with 120 documented incidents affecting at least 203 victims. Cases are likely vastly underreported due to fear, stigma, and the collapse of medical and judicial institutions.<\/p>\n

All sides involved in the fighting have been responsible for violations, according to report, including widespread sexual violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe persistent use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan is deeply shocking<\/strong>,\u201d High Commissioner T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUrgent steps must be taken by the parties to put an end to it, to hold those responsible to account and provide redress for survivors,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Crackdown on civic space<\/h2>\n

The report also detailed widespread disappearances and a generalised crackdown on civic space, including killings of journalists and attacks on human rights defenders.<\/p>\n

At least 12 journalists were killed, two of them while in detention, and 31 were arbitrarily detained, including four women.<\/p>\n

In all, throughout 2024, OHCHR documented more than 4,200 civilian killings in the context of hostilities though the real number is likely much higher.<\/p>\n

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\"Reamins\n<\/div>\n

Reamins of a health clinic that was attacked and looted, leaving thousands of women and girls without access to critical care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A dangerous tipping point<\/h2>\n

Li Fung, the head of the OHCHR office in Sudan, described the dire situation in Sudan as a \u201cdangerous tipping point\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) via video link from Port Sudan, she underscored the need for the international community to renew the focus on human rights.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The international community] must take all necessary measures to protect civilians and prevent further violations and abuses. It remains urgent to ensure critical humanitarian assistance can reach those in need,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we must stand with the people of Sudan.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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