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UN Investigates Atrocities in Sudan Amid Ongoing Conflict

11/16/2025

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The United Nations Human Rights Council, in a special session in Geneva, ordered an investigation into mass killings and sexual violence in El Fasher, Sudan.
El Fasher recently fell to a paramilitary group in conflict with Sudan's military.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the atrocities were foreseen and preventable and criticized the lack of action, noting "too much pretense and performance" in the response.

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The United Nations Human Rights Council, in a special session in Geneva, ordered an investigation into mass killings and sexual violence in El Fasher, Sudan.
El Fasher recently fell to a paramilitary group in conflict with Sudan's military.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the atrocities were foreseen and preventable and criticized the lack of action, noting "too much pretense and performance" in the response.