As summary executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence plague el-Obeid, Sudan, the UN's human rights chief said the world must take action to stop preventable atrocities.

The emergency session follows warnings that 500,000 civilians around el-Obeid are at risk of large-scale atrocities.

Global Briefing: El-Obeid is facing drone attacks from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have hit civilian targets and public utilities

As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said another human rights catastrophe was unfolding in Sudan, in the city of Al-Obeid in North Kordofan, and urged the…

GENEVA, July 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said another human rights catastrophe was unfolding in Sudan, in the city of al-Obeid in North Kordofan,…

"The signs from al-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, this time in the capital of the strategic state of North Kordofan,"…

The United Nations human rights chief is sounding a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief on Friday sounded a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan, calling on

Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid, the United Nations human rights chief said on Friday, warning of a pattern of…

UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.

As summary executions, abductions, torture and sexual violence plague el-Obeid, Sudan, the UN's human rights chief said the world must take action to stop preventable atrocities.

The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone attacks by advancing paramilitary militias, the…

UN rights chief Volker Turk issues a "red alert" Friday on the unfolding "catastrophe" in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, where the United Nations fears an imminent paramilitary…

The UN on Friday warned that a "human rights catastrophe" was unfolding in Sudan's El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an…

Reports of summary executions and sexual violence

The United Nations human rights chief has warned that a humanitarian catastrophe is developing in Sudan's el-Obeid - urging world leaders to act now to prevent atrocities.