Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan's al-Obeid, says UN

Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid, the United Nations human rights chief said on Friday, warning of a pattern of ​atrocities and urging ‌the world to act.

Al-Obeid is the capital of North Kordofan state, a ⁠focus of recent fighting in a war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began more than three years ago and has caused a ‌vast humanitarian crisis. ...