Sudan: UN condemns sexual violence amid weeklong cease-fire
26 May 2023 |
5:35 pm
US and Saudi monitors said both parties have violated the truce. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called on both sides to stop sexual violence and spare civilians' lives.
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