The violence stems from the conflict that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The war has displaced millions and created what the UN describes as the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
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Escalating Ethnic Violence<\/h3>\n
\u201cEvery day we are receiving more reports of horrors on the ground,\u201d OHCHR\u2019s Sudan representative Li Fung told reporters in Geneva.<\/p>\n
The majority of deaths were caused by artillery fire, air raids, and drone strikes in heavily populated areas. The report highlighted atrocities during the RSF\u2019s assault on al-Fashir, the last SAF stronghold in Darfur, as well as attacks on the ZamZam and Abu Shouk displacement camps in April.<\/p>\n
At least 990 civilians were executed without trial<\/strong> in the first half of 2025, with killings between February and April tripling compared to earlier months. Witnesses described Sudanese soldiers executing teenagers accused of being RSF members during security sweeps in Khartoum\u2019s East Nile district.<\/p>\n Fung stressed that ethnicity is increasingly driving violence, with communities targeted because of their perceived links to either the SAF or RSF\u2014an extension of Sudan\u2019s long history of ethnic discrimination and division. Both warring sides deny deliberately targeting civilians.<\/p>\n Beyond the killings, Sudan is also grappling with its worst cholera outbreak in four years. More than 2,500 cases have been reported in Khartoum since June, according to Patrick Youssef, Africa Regional Director for the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.<\/p>\n \u201cWe really pray that it\u2019s contained within days or weeks,\u201d Youssef warned. \u201cMy worst nightmare would be a wider spread in Khartoum, especially if displaced populations attempt to return.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United Nations warned on Friday that civilian killings in Sudan have sharply increased this year, fueled by…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,28,30],"tags":[46,92,65,73,48,87,49,50],"class_list":["post-3579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","category-travel","category-world","tag-africa","tag-agriculture","tag-analysis","tag-eswatini","tag-feature","tag-health","tag-human-interest","tag-international","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nHumanitarian Crisis Deepens<\/h3>\n