UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for truce

Resolution demands an immediate ceasefire and extends the mandate of the mission investigating abuses in Sudan.

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The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned drone strikes and other attacks on civilians in Sudan, warning warring parties that there is “no military solution to the crisis” in the country.

The statement on Monday came as the World Food Programme said an air attack had hit a truck carrying food supplies in North Kordofan, killing one person.

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In Geneva, the 47-member council adopted a resolution extending the mandate of its independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan by a vote of 28 to 10, with nine abstentions.

Sudan urged member states to reject the measure, stating the council had failed to take its reservations into account.

The war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 13 million, according to estimates cited by human rights groups.

The resolution demanded “an immediate and complete ceasefire by all parties, without preconditions”, along with an independent monitoring mechanism and the restoration of basic infrastructure.

It condemned widespread violations of international humanitarian law by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, citing “indiscriminate attacks against civilians” and “indiscriminate aerial bombardments and drone strikes resulting in civilian deaths and the destruction of critical infrastructure”, including schools and hospitals.

Both sides have sharply increased their use of drones in recent months. UN figures show that drone strikes killed more than 1,100 people in the first five months of the year alone.

The council also condemned outside interference in the war, warning that illicit financial networks, illegal arms transfers and foreign mercenaries continue to fuel the fighting.

The fact-finding mission, which gathers evidence of abuses by both sides, concluded in February that the RSF’s siege and capture of the North Darfur capital, el-Fasher, bore “the hallmarks of genocide”.

As the last military stronghold in Darfur to fall after a months-long siege, el-Fasher saw civilians systematically deprived of food and medicine before facing mass summary executions, investigators found.

They documented ethnic killings aimed mainly at non-Arab groups, widespread sexual violence and the destruction of medical facilities.

Separately, the WFP said in a statement that the airstrike that hit its convoy travelling between Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan killed one driver and damaging life-saving food.

The agency stressed that the vehicles were clearly marked with official humanitarian logos. The attack took place on Saturday and came just 24 hours after another WFP vehicle detonated an explosive device in Dilling following a food distribution run, it said.

“Humanitarian workers and aid assets are not targets,” the WFP said, demanding a transparent probe to hold perpetrators accountable under international law.

决议要求立即停火，并延长调查苏丹境内侵犯人权行为特派团的任务期限。

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联合国人权理事会谴责了苏丹境内针对平民的无人机袭击和其他袭击，并警告交战各方，该国的危机“没有军事解决办法”。

世界粮食计划署周一发表声明称，北科尔多凡州一辆运送粮食的卡车遭到空袭，造成一人死亡。

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在日内瓦，由 47 个成员国组成的安理会以 28 票赞成、10 票反对、9 票弃权通过了一项决议，延长其独立国际苏丹实况调查团的任务期限。

苏丹敦促成员国拒绝该措施，并表示安理会未能考虑其保留意见。

据人权组织估计，苏丹军队与准军事快速支援部队之间的战争始于 2023 年 4 月，已造成数万人死亡，超过 1300 万人流离失所。

该决议要求“各方立即全面停火，不设任何先决条件”，并建立独立的监督机制，恢复基本基础设施。

它谴责苏丹武装部队和快速支援部队广泛违反国际人道主义法，并列举了“对平民的无差别攻击”和“导致平民死亡和关键基础设施（包括学校和医院）被摧毁的无差别空袭和无人机袭击”。

近几个月来，双方都大幅增加了无人机的使用。联合国数据显示，仅今年前五个月，无人机袭击就造成超过1100人死亡。

安理会还谴责外部势力干涉战争，并警告说，非法金融网络、非法武器转让和外国雇佣兵继续助长战乱。

负责收集双方暴行证据的实况调查团于 2 月份得出结论，快速支援部队围攻并占领北达尔富尔首府法希尔的行为“具有种族灭绝的特征”。

调查人员发现，在长达数月的围困之后，法希尔是达尔富尔最后一个失守的军事据点，平民在遭到大规模即决处决之前，就被系统性地剥夺了食物和药品。

他们记录了主要针对非阿拉伯群体的种族屠杀、普遍存在的性暴力以及医疗设施的破坏。

世界粮食计划署在一份声明中表示，空袭袭击了其在南科尔多凡州迪林和卡杜格利之间行进的车队，造成一名司机死亡，并损毁了救命食品。

该机构强调，这些车辆都清晰地标有官方人道主义标志。该机构表示，袭击发生在周六，就在24小时前，世界粮食计划署的另一辆车辆在迪林执行完粮食分发任务后引爆了一枚爆炸装置。

世界粮食计划署表示，“人道主义工作者和援助资产不应成为攻击目标”，并要求进行透明的调查，以根据国际法追究肇事者的责任。