The United Nations Human Rights Council held an emergency one-day session on Friday to address widespread atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region, spotlighting the mass killing of more than 450 people at a hospital in el-Fasher and other grave abuses linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The council passed a unanimous resolution directing its team of independent experts to launch an urgent inquiry into the violence, which U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk described as “foreseen and preventable, but not prevented,” warning that the crimes unfolding constitute some of the most serious under international law.
Jocomms Correspondent reports that the session came as Sudan’s military leader ruled out any negotiations with the RSF, vowing that the army would continue fighting “until the group is eradicated.” His remarks underscored the dim prospects for a ceasefire in a conflict that has devastated communities across the northeast African nation. Witnesses and aid workers say RSF fighters have unleashed terror in el-Fasher since seizing the city last month, storming the Saudi Hospital and moving house to house to kill civilians and commit sexual violence.
The World Health Organization confirmed the hospital massacre, calling it one of the deadliest single attacks since the conflict erupted. Humanitarian groups warn that the escalation threatens to trigger an even larger catastrophe as civilians remain trapped without aid, protection or safe passage. With no sign of dialogue and atrocities mounting, the world is left to ask—will international pressure be enough to halt Sudan’s descent into deeper brutality? Visit www.jocomms.com for more news.
