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U.N. Rights Council Weighs Sudan Fact-Finding Mission After El‑Fasher Atrocities

Investigators describe El‑Fasher as a crime scene, with evidence being assembled for potential prosecutions.

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Injured displaced Sudanese people who fled violence in al-Fashir receive treatment at a makeshift clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), amid ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal//File Photo
Displaced Sudanese people who fled el-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), walk in the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on Nov. 3, 2025. (Getty-AFP)
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Overview

  • Member states convened a one-day special session in Geneva to consider a draft resolution requesting a mission to document crimes in El‑Fasher and identify perpetrators.
  • The draft strongly condemns reported ethnically targeted killings and the use of rape as a weapon by RSF and allied forces, but it does not mandate inquiries into alleged external backers.
  • U.N. rights chief Volker Türk said his office is gathering material for legal proceedings and noted the ICC is following the situation, while urging urgent action to protect civilians and enable aid.
  • The independent fact-finding mission reported extensive testimony of deliberate killings, torture and rape, and the WHO says more than 450 people were killed at El‑Fasher’s Saudi Hospital.
  • Humanitarian agencies report a deepening collapse, with about 90,000 people fleeing and many trapped in famine-like conditions, as the UK announced an additional £5 million in assistance.