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UN human rights council orders investigation into atrocities in Sudan

A Sudanese person displaced by fighting in the city of El Fasher rests in the Um Yanqur camp in the western Darfur region on 3 November 2025. © AFP

The United Nations' top rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an independent fact-finding mission to urgently investigate reports of human rights violations in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, where paramilitary forces are accused of mass killings and other atrocities.

The text also called on the investigative team to identify suspected perpetrators where possible in a bid to ensure they are held accountable.

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