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UN Council Condemns RSF al-Obeid Attacks, Demands Inquiry

7/6/2026

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The UN Human Rights Council passed a motion condemning Rapid Support Forces attacks in al-Obeid and ordered an urgent inquiry.
Britain chaired the UN Human Rights Council session that addressed the violence in al-Obeid.
Rapid Support Forces have massed troops around al-Obeid, raising fears of large-scale atrocities.
Britain's Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders warned that the horrors seen in al-Fashir last year must not be repeated.

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The UN Human Rights Council passed a motion condemning Rapid Support Forces attacks in al-Obeid and ordered an urgent inquiry.
Britain chaired the UN Human Rights Council session that addressed the violence in al-Obeid.
Rapid Support Forces have massed troops around al-Obeid, raising fears of large-scale atrocities.
Britain's Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders warned that the horrors seen in al-Fashir last year must not be repeated.