UN issues ‘red alert’ over human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s El-Obeid

The UN on Friday warned that a « human rights catastrophe » was unfolding in Sudan’s El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to « siege-like conditions » for the past 18 months, UN rights chief Volker Turk said.