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THE United Nations’ top human rights body was set to hold an emergency session on Sudan today.
The meeting of the UN Human Rights Council has been called to draw attention to the attacks against civilians that have taken place since the deadly feud broke out between its two top generals last month.
The UNHRC, made up of 47 UN member states, is set to vote on a resolution that would further scrutinise current human rights violations taking place in Sudan.
The main co-sponsors of the draft resolution were all European, in addition to the United States.
The fighting in Sudan erupted in mid-April as a result of a power struggle between the chief of Sudan’s military, General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and rival General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who commands a powerful paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has so far claimed the lives of more than 700 people, including civilians, and displaced hundreds of thousands across the country.
Separately, dozens of independent experts working with the UN human rights office, issued a joint statement today, citing reports that “civilians of all ages are experiencing various human rights abuses,” in Sudan, including sexual assault, gender-based violence, looting, and shortages of food, water and health care.
