A joint statement by the United Nations and the African Union warns Sudan’s war has triggered severe human rights violations.
Fighting between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces has entered its fourth year with escalating violence nationwide.
Investigators say both sides committed widespread abuses, including killings, torture, and attacks on civilian areas with airstrikes and artillery.
Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed since April 2023, as the conflict shows blatant disregard for international law.
Hospitals, markets, and aid workers have been targeted, worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
The report concludes that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual violence and starvation tactics, have been committed.
It warns that ethnically driven attacks on communities such as the Zaghawa and Fur may amount to genocide.
