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UN warns of deepening ethnic violence in Sudan

The UN rights chief Volker Turk warned in in a statement of "increasing ethnicisation of the conflict" between the regular armed forces and RSF. [AFP]

Sudan's brutal war has intensified since the start of the year, with surging numbers of summary executions and a deeply worrying increase in ethnic violence, the United Nations said Friday.

The UN rights chief Volker Turk warned in in a statement of "increasing ethnicisation of the conflict" between the regular armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has gripped Sudan since April 2023.

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