The Human Rights Council holds an emergency session on El Fasher

Holds The Human Rights Council of the United Nations held an emergency session on November 14 to discuss "Human rights situation" In El Fasher, Sudan, where the United Nations reported that massacres, rapes, looting, and mass displacement occurred after the Rapid Support Forces took control of it.

The Human Rights Council stated in a statement Thursday that this session will allow for a review "The human rights situation in Al-Fasherand its surrounding areas, in the context of the ongoing war in Sudan" Between the army and the support forces.

The statement added that this session will be held based on an official request submitted by Britain, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, indicating that it received the support of the 24 members of the Council.

This comes after the Rapid Support Forces, which have been waging a war against the Sudanese army since 2023, took control of the strategic city of El Fasher last month, after an 18-month siege.

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