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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Expert in Sudan to Verify Rights Violations After Coup

Protesters call for civilian rule and denounce the military administration, in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

A UN human rights expert was in Sudan on Monday to verify allegations of human rights violations after an October military coup plunged the country into turmoil. Thousands once again took to the streets of the capital to denounce the takeover.

Adama Dieng, the UN’s expert on human rights in Sudan, arrived in the capital of Khartoum on Sunday, a month after Sudan’s authorities asked for the postponement of his visit, according to the UN Human Rights Council.

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