Overview
- The U.N. Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on Friday during which High Commissioner Volker Türk warned that “another human rights catastrophe is unfolding” in al‑Obeid and called for world leaders to act.
- U.N. monitors say 15 drone strikes between June 6 and June 28 killed at least 45 civilians and injured 41 others while attacks on power, water, fuel and health services have left food and medical care scarce.
- Rights groups and U.N. investigators report that the RSF is massing forces and intensifying drone attacks around the city, a build‑up that diplomats say could lead to large‑scale abuses like those documented in El Fasher.
- States and rights bodies urged immediate measures including stopping external support to the RSF, expanding arms restrictions and International Criminal Court reach, deploying civilian protection forces and launching an urgent U.N. fact‑finding inquiry.
- The push for action reflects broader fears after investigations found the RSF committed widespread abuses in El Fasher, and advocates warn that failure to act now would deepen displacement, famine risk and obstacles to future accountability.