UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued a stark warning on Friday about escalating violence in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
Since April 2023, the conflict has deepened, fueling widespread human rights abuses and a pervasive culture of impunity.
Turk highlighted severe protection concerns amid intensified fighting, especially in Sudan’s volatile North Darfur and Kordofan regions.
He cautioned of disastrous consequences as reports emerge of civilian deaths, sexual violence, abductions, and looting across multiple areas.
The brutal war pits the General Abdel Fattah al Burhan-led army against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a devastating struggle for power.
This relentless conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and forced over 13 million people from their homes.
Vital health facilities, homes, and markets lie in ruins, deepening the humanitarian crisis facing millions.
Turk’s statement calls urgent international attention to the escalating human toll and the need to halt the spiral of violence.
The grim reality on the ground reveals a fractured nation grappling with chaos and suffering amid a civil war without end in sight.
