The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, has disclosed that the ongoing war between rival militaries has caused severe damage to basic human rights, the economy, and the legal system.
He has pointed out the ground realities, where violence and displacement are continuously spreading across the country since the clashes between the national army and RSF militia in April 2023.
Nouicer said: “We are witnessing all sorts of violations of basic rights in Sudan: extrajudicial killing, indiscriminate shelling of private and public areas, unlawful detention, including over human rights activists and NGO representatives, torture, beatings, looting of private and public properties, mass graves. Most alarming, we have seen and documented a number of gender-based violence cases, including sexual violence against women and girls.”
On the economic and social aspects, Nouicer mentioned that the Sudan's economy has immediately collapsed.
“You may know that 46 per cent of Sudanese are unemployed today, that the Sudanese currency has seen inflation of 250 per cent over the last few months.”
According to OCHA’s numbers, about seven million have been displaced, with some seeking safety in neighbouring nations, and half the total population needs humanitarian assistance. Moreover, 13,000 people have been killed and another 26,000 injured since the conflict began, according to the UN agency’s latest situation report published on Sunday.
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