Sudan: Risk of Imminent Atrocities in and Around El Obeid Requires Urgent Action

HRW Oral Statement – Urgent Debate – HRC62

This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 62nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in and around El Obeid, North Kordofan in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan held on July 3, 2026.

Human Rights Watch welcomes the convening of this urgent debate, and use of this Council’s prevention mandate to respond to atrocity risk warnings by UN Secretary General, High…