UN rights chief warns of war crimes in Sudan as RSF drone strikes escalate

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Türk.

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Türk on Sunday warned of continuing war crimes in Sudan, signalling the risk of escalating violence.

He singled out the sustained use of drone strikes by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilian infrastructure, which he said constituted serious violations that could amount to war crimes.