US EditionSudanese paramilitary group RSF killed more than 1,000 civilians in Zamzam camp in April, UN says
The UN documented mass killings, sexual violence, and blockade of supplies during the RSF's April assault on Zamzam camp, where nearly 500,000 displaced people lived.
- The U.N. Human Rights Office reported that the Rapid Support Forces killed more than 1,000 civilians in April at Zamzam camp, the largest displacement site with more than 500,000 people, earlier this year.
- The Rapid Support Forces had imposed a months‑long blockade on Zamzam camp, blocking food and essentials amid the ongoing war with the Sudanese military that began in April 2023.
- The report documents hundreds of summary executions and widespread sexual violence, while Amnesty International accused the Rapid Support Forces of war crimes during the Zamzam camp assault.
- Medical monitors reported 16 killed in artillery shelling of Dilling, South Kordofan, amid famine risks, while the conflict has killed 40,000 and displaced more than 14 million, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said.
- Abdel‑Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s top general, met Abdel‑Fattah el‑Sissi, Egyptian President, in Cairo Thursday amid pressure, while U.S. envoy Massad Boulos said Riyadh talks yielded steps toward a humanitarian truce.
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According to the United Nations, the war in Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. A report documents murder, violence and torture during an attack in April.
Geneva, Switzerland. More than 1,000 civilians were killed in April in the Zamzam displaced persons camp in Northern Darfur, Sudan, during an attack by paramilitaries in conflict with the government, announced on Thursday the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In a report published in Geneva, the High Commissioner reports “masses, rape and other sexual violence, acts of torture and abductions” perpetrated during this offensive ag…
Widespread executions, sexual violence reported at Sudanese refugee camp: UN
Over 1,000 civilians were killed when a Sudanese paramilitary group took over a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur in April, including about a third who were summarily executed, according to a report released by the UN's Human Rights Office on Thursday.
Over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur when paramilitary group seized camp, UN says
Over 1,000 civilians were killed when a Sudanese paramilitary group took over a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur in April, including about a third who were summarily executed, according to a report by the U.N. Human Rights Office on Thursday.
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