Human Rights Office: The Sudan crisis is a “forgotten conflict” while violence escalates and the humanitarian situation deteriorates

This is what was stated in a report issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today, Friday, in which it has been killed at least 3384 civilians in the context of the conflict from the beginning of 2025 until the end of June.

Most of the victims fell in Darfur, followed by Kordofan, then Khartoum, and this number represents about 80% of the total civilians whose killing was documented during the entire year of 2024, while the actual number is likely to be much higher.

The UNHCR said in its report that the parties to the conflict continued to launch attacks in densely populated areas using artillery shelling, air strikes and drones, and carried out attacks that led to mass injuries.

The report also documented the illegal killing of at least 990 civilians outside the scope of hostilities, including through brief executions.

The Commission said that these cases rose three times between February and April. This is largely due to the escalation of brief executions in Khartoum, after the Sudanese Armed Forces and fighters allied with them regions that were under the control of the Rapid Support Forces in late March, followed by launching retaliatory campaigns against those suspected of “collaborators”.

It also confirmed that the Rapid Support Forces carried out similar executions in Khartoum, while tightening the screws on their sites.

The report also referred to “Repeated patterns of sexual violence associated with the conflict, used as a war weapon” As part of the wider attacks, they are included in other violations.

In this regard, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volcker Turk, said that the conflict in Sudan “A forgotten conflict, and I hope that our commission’s report will highlight this catastrophic situation where atrocities are committed, including war crimes.”

The conflict has led to the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, as 24.6 million people face a sharp insecurity in food security amid the increasing risk of famine, while 19 million people lack drinking water and sanitation services, with the cholera epidemic continued.

The report documented the killing of at least 30 human workers, among them who directly targeted, during the first six months of the year, and the continued attacks on civil infrastructure, including health facilities, markets, energy networks and water sources.

The report also indicated the spread of arbitrary detention, which often targets people accused of cooperation with the other party.

The High Commissioner stressed the need to end “Violence in all its hideous forms”, He said that impunity “It still nourishes the swirls of violations and abuses, and to stop it, it is necessary to accountize and hold the officials accountable.”

In light of the numerous incidents punctuated by hate speech and incitement to violence, Mr. Turk warned that “Increased ethnicity in the conflict, based on discrimination and chronic equality, poses a serious threat to stability and social cohesion in the long term within the country.”

He called on countries to use their influence to end the conflict that turned into A “widespread and disturbing protection crisis”, He said: “There will be many other lives if there is no urgent move to protect civilians and ensure that humanitarian aid is delivered quickly and without obstacle.”