Sudan’s Dire Human Rights Situation – UN Expert Raises Alarm

Geneva / Nairobi — The designated expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, warns of the catastrophic human rights situation in the country, and that “the civilian population in Sudan has been exposed to unprecedented levels of violence and suffering…”

In a statement on Friday following his visit to Port Sudan between July 4 and July 11, OHCHR Sudan expert Radhouane Nouicer* described the scale and level of violations committed in Sudan as “appalling”.