‘Stop this madness’: Rights chief warns of impending atrocities as militia closes in on El Obeid, Sudan

Jun 18, 2026 - 16:02
‘Stop this madness’: Rights chief warns of impending atrocities as militia closes in on El Obeid, Sudan
The UN’s top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.