High Commissioner Volker Türk’s official visit to Sudan
Channel: UN Human Rights
Date: 2022-11-17

UN High Commissioner Volker Türk in his first official visit to Sudan, described the situation there as ‘grim’  but added the challenges can be surmounted.
He said, “the communities are asking for security, to be able to return to their homes and their lands and for a justice system that works for them.”
He expressed concern on sporadic violence in one of Africa’s third largest nation, saying “I fear the cycles of violence will continue and call on the authorities to heed the warning signs and take immediate measures to stem the violence, in line with their international human rights obligations.”