By Beyza Binnur Donmez
GENEVA (AA) - The UN human rights chief on Wednesday said he is "extremely worried" that a repeat of atrocities in El-Fasher, which went under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces late October, might be seen in Sudan's Kordofan.
"From Darfur and the Kordofans to Khartoum and Omdurman and beyond, no Sudanese civilian has been left untouched by the cruel and senseless violence," Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. "I am extremely worried that we might see in Kordofan a repeat of the atrocities that have been committed in El-Fasher."
The three Kordofan states – North, West, and South – have seen weeks of fierce fighting between the army and the RSF, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee.
Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, except for some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army, in turn, holds most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east, and center, including the capital Khartoum.
The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others.
The RSF is accused of committing massacres, torture, and summary executions in El-Fasher.