Shafaqna English- The UN reports summary executions and sexual violence in the besieged Sudani city of El-Fasher.
“We continue to receive credible reports of summary executions and sexual violence. And more than a week after the takeover (by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the city remains barricaded, and civilians are unable to leave,” UN’s Spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference.
“Hundreds of civilians, including humanitarian workers, have reportedly been killed, while large numbers remain trapped inside the city with little or no communication to the outside world,” Haq said.
“The delivery of life-saving assistance remains blocked by the RSF, contrary to its obligation under international humanitarian law to facilitate the rapid and unimpeded passage of such relief,” he added.
Haq cited the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which said the RSF’s “obstruction is unacceptable and calls for immediate and unhindered access to the people trapped in El-Fasher. An immediate cessation of hostilities is crucial to ensure the protection of civilians.”
He said conditions in the nearby town of Tawila in North Darfur state are “dire,” with “families living in the open or in makeshift shelters, food stocks running out, and clean water scarce.”
“Once again, OCHA calls for urgent, flexible funding to support the millions of people caught in Sudan’s devastating conflict,” he said, urging international donors to increase support.
Sources: Anadolu Agency