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Hello, this is Kasmira. As the Human Rights Council prepares to address grave violations in Sudan today, some of its own members who have committed violations themselves are evading accountability, Sigrid Lipott, the UN adviser to the civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights in an opinion piece.

And outside El Fasher, survivors that fled the city worry for their relatives and the tens of thousands of residents left behind.
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Kasmira Jefford

14.11.2025

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Aisha, survivor of the El Fasher massacre, at Alsinaya School (Dar Alslam), Port Sudan, 11 November 2025. (©Ahmed Elfatih for Le Temps)Aisha, survivor of the El Fasher massacre, at Alsinaya School (Dar Alslam), Port Sudan, 11 November 2025. – © Ahmed Elfatih for Le Temps

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❝As UN rights council probes Sudan atrocities, it should take a hard look at its members. As the Human Rights Council prepares to judge grave violations in Sudan, some of its own members – responsible for abuses themselves – are evading accountability, hurting the UN body’s credibility, writes Sigrid Lipott, UN adviser to CIVICUS.

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