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« Plus de détails émergent sur les atrocités commises pendant et après la chute d'El Fasher aux mains des Forces de soutien rapide (RSF) au Soudan. Depuis que les RSF ont fait une incursion majeure dans la ville le 23 octobre, nous avons reçu des récits horribles d'exécutions sommaires, de massacres, de viols, d'attaques contre des travailleurs humanitaires, de pillages, d'enlèvements et de déplacements forcés,» a-t-il déclaré.
Parlant depuis Nairobi, Kenya, via Zoom, il a déclaré que le Bureau avait reçu des témoignages de ceux qui ont fui El Fasher terrifiés et qui ont survécu au voyage effrayant vers Tawila, à environ 70 km de là, et ont reçu des vidéos choquantes ainsi que d'autres images montrant de graves violations du droit international humanitaire et de graves violations des droits de l'homme.
« Nous estimons que le nombre de morts parmi les civils et ceux mis hors de combat pendant l'attaque des RSF sur la ville et ses voies de sortie, ainsi que dans les jours suivant la prise de contrôle, pourrait s'élever à des centaines,» a-t-il déclaré.
« De plus, nos collègues ont documenté le meurtre de travailleurs humanitaires et de bénévoles locaux soutenant les communautés vulnérables à El Fasher. Au moins deux intervenants humanitaires locaux ont été tués à l'intérieur d'El Fasher le 27 octobre. Au 29 octobre, nous avons enregistré au moins quatre incidents dans lesquels du personnel humanitaire et des bénévoles locaux ont été agressés. Nous avons également confirmé que trois médecins sont détenus par les RSF à El Fasher,» a-t-il ajouté.
Magango a déclaré que des rapports faisaient également état de graves violations dans le contexte de la capture de Bara par les RSF dans l'État du Kordofan du Nord, y compris l'exécution sommaire présumée de cinq bénévoles du Croissant-Rouge. Il a déclaré qu'environ 50 civils ont été tués le 26 octobre ou autour de cette date dans la ville, certains d'entre eux pendant les hostilités, tandis que d'autres ont été exécutés sommairement sur des accusations d'être des partisans des SAF. Le nombre de victimes est probablement plus élevé.
« Ces derniers rapports de graves violations pourraient potentiellement constituer de nombreux crimes en vertu du droit international, à El Fasher et autour, ainsi qu'à Bara. Il doit y avoir des enquêtes indépendantes, rapides, transparentes et approfondies sur toutes ces violations du droit international, et les responsables doivent être tenus pour responsables. Les droits des victimes et de leurs familles à la vérité, à la justice et aux réparations doivent être garantis,» a-t-il déclaré.
Il a poursuivi en disant : « Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, réitère son appel aux États ayant une influence sur les parties au conflit pour qu'ils agissent d'urgence afin de mettre fin à la violence, d'arrêter le flux d'armes qui alimentent les violations que nous continuons de constater, et d'assurer une protection significative des civils.»
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HISTOIRE : Orateur des droits de l'homme de l'ONU, Seif Magango, sur les atrocités à El Fasher, Soudan
TRT : 02:08
SOURCE : OHCHR / UNOG
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : Anglais/NATS
RATIO D'ASPECT : 16:9
DATELINE : 31 octobre 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
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