Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war

The ongoing war in Sudan took centre stage at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights , Volker Türk , led calls for an end to attacks on civilians in “markets, hospitals [and] fuel stations”. Now well into its fourth year, the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created a massive humanitarian emergency, with more than six million people displaced internally and another 4.5 million forced to seek shelter across Sudan’s borders. In his appeal for an end to the violence, UN rights chief Mr. Türk warned about the deteriorating situation in Kordofan, Blue Nile, and North and West Darfur, stressing that civilians remain at “imminent” risk. “There needs to be an immediate ceasefire, an end to foreign involvement, and a return to inclusive civilian rule,” he insisted. The High Commissioner’s appeal follows the publication of a new report into the conflict by senior independent investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council .

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