The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk called on the world to take action due to the unfolding human rights catastrophe around the besieged city of el-Obeid in Sudan.
According to Turk, civilians have been suffering from siege-like conditions for 18 months, which include a shortage of clean water and drone strikes. Turk pointed out a pattern of executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence along the routes taken by displaced people in the Kordofan region.
"The signs from el-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan," Turk told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Repeat of 'preventable atrocities'
British Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders warned that up to 500,000 civilians were at risk of suffering atrocities. El-Obeid is one of Sunda's largest cities, with many displaced people from other conflict areas looking for shelter there.United Nations human rights head Volker Türk warned of another crisis in SudanImage: Denis Balibouse/REUTERS
