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Human Rights Council divided as U.N. warns of atrocities in Sudan

European countries push for strong action while China and others emphasize Sudan's sovereignty amid rising violence.

Sudan has suffered from civil war since April 2023, when long-simmering tensions erupted into a vicious power struggle between the army and RSF forces.
Sudan has suffered from civil war since April 2023, when long-simmering tensions erupted into a vicious power struggle between the army and RSF forces. (Faruk Tokluoğlu)

GENEVA (AN) — Divisions emerged at the Human Rights Council as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that a new human rights catastrophe may be unfolding in Sudan's North Kordofan state.

During an emergency debate on Friday requested by European countries, Council members disagreed over how the international community should respond to escalating violence in and around el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, where fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has intensified.

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