GENEVA, Feb 27 — Civilian deaths in Sudan’s ongoing war more than doubled in 2025, the UN warned Thursday, with thousands more missing or unidentified.
GENEVA, Feb 27 — Civilian deaths in Sudan’s ongoing war more than doubled in 2025, the UN warned Thursday, with thousands more missing or unidentified.
Since April 2023, fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, displaced 11 million people, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. UN rights chief Volker Turk described the conflict as “ugly, bloody and senseless,” blaming both sides and foreign backers funding a “high-tech” war.
Turk condemned atrocities including sexual violence, summary executions, and arbitrary detentions. He highlighted RSF attacks on displacement camps in Zamzam and El-Fasher, noting more than 500 documented cases of sexual violence in 2025 alone.
Drone strikes in South Kordofan have killed or injured nearly 600 civilians this year, with many areas cut off from humanitarian aid. UN assessments report famine in El-Fasher and Kadugli, with Dilling likely facing similar conditions.
Turk called for urgent diplomatic pressure for a humanitarian truce and permanent ceasefire, warning that the use of explosive weapons in populated areas and child recruitment show a “growing militarisation of society.” International efforts to mediate have repeatedly stalled. — AFP
BANGKOK, April 24 — Thailand’s Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition accusing 44 current and former opposition lawmakers of ethics violations over their 2021 move to amend a law protecting the monarchy from criticism, according to Thai media reports.
PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — The Court of Appeal today dismissed Kepala Batas MP Dr Siti Mastura’s appeal against a High Court ruling ordering her to pay RM825,000 in damages and costs for defaming three DAP leaders by linking them to former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng.
THE HAGUE, April 23 — Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial at the International Criminal Court after judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his controversial “war on drugs.”