“The phase is In the precipice of an even greater catastrophe If urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice on the city and protect civilians, ”he said.
The reports of the RSF that deploy long -range drones in the south of Darfur have increased the fears of an escalation in the next few days.
Catalog of murders
Between September 19 and 29, at least 91 civilians were killed in artillery bombings, attacks with unmanned aircraft and terrestrial incursions. The attacks have attacked civil infrastructure, which raises concerns that the objective is a forced displacement, including Abu Shouk camp for internal displaced.
The neighborhoods who take refuge to those displaced in the last city controlled by the Government in Darfur have been repeatedly beaten.
On September 19, an unmanned planes strike in a mosque killed at least 67 civilians, while two attacks hit a market in Daraja Ola last week. On September 30, the credible reports indicated that 23 civilians were killed when a community cuisine in the Abu Shouk neighborhood was bombarded.
Mr. Türk emphasized that civilians who remain in the Pera, including the elderly, people with disabilities and people with chronic diseases must be protected.
You must take a safe step
“The safe and voluntary passage of civilians must be guaranteed outside the phase, already along its movement along the key exit routes And at the control points controlled by different armed actors, ”he said, citing persistent reports of executions, torture, kidnappings and looting.
He warned about the risk of ethnic motivation abuses similar to those reported during the RSF offensive at the Zamzam camp In April, when sexual violence attacked Zaghawa’s women and girls. He also requested “immediate access and without obstacles” for humanitarian aid, since residents face the decrease in food, water and medical care.
“As essential supplies decrease daily, and prices shoot, the recent attack on one of the few remaining community kitchens will further reduce what remains of the right to food,” Türk said.
‘Unavoidable’ atrocities
He renewed his call to raise the siege, and humanitarian access assured.
“Atrocities are not inevitable; They can be avoided if all actors take concrete measures To defend international law, demand respect for civil life and property, and avoid the continuous commission of crimes of atrocity, ”he said.