Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan's al-Obeid, says UN

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The UN human rights chief warns of a human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s al-Obeid amid ongoing conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The prolonged fighting has led to a vast humanitarian crisis in the region.

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 ​atrocities and urging ‌the world to act. Al-Obeid is the capital of North Kordofan state, a ⁠focus of recent fighting in a war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began more than three years ago and has caused a ‌vast humanitarian crisis.