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Testimony says mass killings, sexual violence and child recruitment followed siege of Al Farsher
Summary
An unidentified speaker testified that an 18-month siege of Al Farsher, Sudan, ended last October with "thousands" killed, tens of thousands displaced, widespread sexual violence and the recruitment of children; the speaker said the ICC told the Security Council it assessed war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Speaker 1, an unidentified speaker in the transcript, said the events that unfolded in Al Farsher in Sudan last October "were a preventable human rights catastrophe." The witness described an 18-month siege followed by bombardment and starvation, and said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) then "unleashed a wave of intense violence."
The speaker said "thousands of people were killed in a matter of days" and that "tens of thousands fled," reporting widespread deaths…
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