{"id":2510662,"date":"2025-11-14T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-adopts-measure-to-send-war-crimes-investigators-to-massacre-site-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:41:21","slug":"un-adopts-measure-to-send-war-crimes-investigators-to-massacre-site-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-adopts-measure-to-send-war-crimes-investigators-to-massacre-site-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"UN adopts measure to send war crimes investigators to massacre site in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-adopts-measure-to-send-war-crimes-investigators-to-massacre-site-in-sudan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United Nations has adopted a measure to send a fact-finding mission to El Fasher, Sudan, where one of the largest recent massacres occured. The UN Human Rights Council approved this without objection, aiming to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >investigate human rights abuses committed<\/a> by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF is accused of mass killings, ethnic executions, sexual violence, abductions, and attacks on medical and humanitarian personnel after taking control of El Fasher, the last stronghold of Sudanese Armed Forces in darfur.<\/p>\n<p>UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk highlighted the severity of the atrocities and emphasized the international community&#8217;s duty to seek justice. The mission will document evidence to support potential legal proceedings against perpetrators. The RSF&#8217;s continued military offensive threatens further violence in neighboring regions, including Kordofan, where the UN warns of possible escalating humanitarian crises.International involvement is significant, with various countries backing either the RSF or the Sudanese Armed Forces, intensifying the conflict&#8217;s complexity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UN adopts measure to send war crimes investigators to El Fasher massacre site in Sudan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2239559\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> adopted a measure to send a fact-finding mission to El Fasher in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sudan\/\">Sudan<\/a>, the site of one of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3875070\/rsf-commander-civilians-killed-el-fasher-massacre-sudan\/\">biggest massacres in recent history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted the measure on Friday without a vote, indicating that no member objected enough to call one. The move is a strong initial maneuver to pursue human rights abuses charges against the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, who were documented murdering thousands of civilians after taking the city of El Fasher, the last Sudanese Armed Forces stronghold in Darfur.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3887320\/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-strait-of-hormuz\/\">Iran seizes oil tanker attempting to navigate through Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3887240\/russia-attack-ukraine-430-drones-ukraine-fires-long-neptunes-russia\/\">Russia launches hypersonic missiles and 430 drones against Ukraine, Ukraine fires &#8216;Long Neptunes&#8217; at Russia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3887125\/militants-have-returned-remains-israeli-hostage-in-gaza\/\">Israel says militants returned remains of one of last four hostages in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In his remarks opening the special session on the violence in El Fasher, UNHRC High Commissioner Volker Turk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/statements-and-speeches\/2025\/11\/high-commissioner-special-session-sudan-international-community-has\">began by listing<\/a> the litany of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-a-movement-built-on-the-illusion-of-martyrdom\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter: A Movement Built On The Illusion Of Martyrdom\">crimes allegedly committed<\/a> by the RSF in El Fasher: mass killings of civilians, ethnically targeted executions, sexual violence including gang rape, abductions for ransom, widespread arbitrary detentions, attacks on health facilities, killing of medical staff and humanitarian workers, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bloodstains on the ground in El Fasher have been photographed from space,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The stain on the record of the international community is less visible, but no less damaging.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Turk noted that the UNHRC had already deployed several missions to areas outside of El Fasher where civilians had fled, with more on the way. The missions are gathering evidence of atrocities, he said, &ldquo;that could be used in legal proceedings.&rdquo; He further noted that the International Criminal Court has indicated its close monitoring of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All those involved in this conflict should know: We are watching you, and justice must prevail,&rdquo; Turk said.<\/p>\n<p>The fact-finding mission to El Fasher would gather evidence of RSF atrocities and attempt to identify individual perpetrators. If the group is uncooperative, it risks further international backlash and may jeopardize its legitimacy as it seeks to set up a parallel government to entrench its position.<\/p>\n<p>Turk also warned against further RSF atrocities as it embarks on a new offensive eastward into SAF territory. It is besieging the cities of El Obeid, Babanoussa, and El Diling in the buffer zone between RSF and SAF strongholds.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3878559\/sudanese-rapid-support-forces-agrees-us-humanitarian-ceasefire-proposal\/\">RSF AGREES TO US HUMANITARIAN CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL AS GOVERNMENT DRAGS FEET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I must issue another stark warning about surging violence in Kordofan,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;All the signs are there: bombardments; blockades; people forced from their homes; a despicable disregard for civilian lives. Kordofan must not suffer the same fate as Darfur.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the U.N. is often criticized for its perceived impotence, international pressure has played a significant role in a conflict so influenced by outside forces that some analysts have called it a proxy war. The United Arab Emirates has been credited with almost single-handedly reviving the RSF after its crushing defeat in the capital of Khartoum earlier this year. The SAF, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hezbollah-takes-responsibility-for-attacks-along-israels-border-with-lebanon\/\" title=\"Hezbollah claims responsibility for attacks on Israel&#039;s Lebanon border.\">enjoys extensive support<\/a> from Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN to send war crimes investigators to El Fasher massacre site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2510663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25318315133857.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[9780,24524,52441,47679],"class_list":["post-2510662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-massacre","tag-sudan","tag-un-2","tag-war-crimes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25318315133857.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510662"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510666,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510662\/revisions\/2510666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}