Genocide
El Fasher falls to Sudan’s RSF after 18‑month siege as UN warns of mass atrocities
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher, the army’s last holdout in Darfur, after a prolonged siege that trapped about 260,000 civilians. Rights groups verified videos showing executions as the army withdrew, saying it was to spare civilians.
American delegation calls Nigeria’s anti-Christian violence a ‘genocide’ as officials and analysts dispute label
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A U.S. activist-led fact‑finding team that visited Abuja in mid-October said the targeting of Christians in parts of Nigeria amounts to “a calculated, long‑running genocide,” a characterization Nigerian officials and several independent analysts reject as a gross misrepresentation of a broader security crisis that kills both Christians and Muslims.
Un rapporteur calls for global solidarity against Palestinian war crimes
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, addressed a large interfaith audience in Cape Town, urging action against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. She emphasized the need for united struggles and enforcement of international law to prevent genocide. The event highlighted South Africa's role in global solidarity efforts.