Sudan

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Overview

On 25 September 2019, a landmark Host Country Agreement was signed by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Government of Sudan, paving the way for the establishment of a fully mandated UN Human Rights' office in Sudan including four field offices in Darfur, Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and East Sudan. OHCHR received the full support of the Government of Sudan for the swift deployment of the start-up team to Khartoum from December 2019. The Deputy High Commissioner declared OHCHR country office in Sudan operational during the Human Rights Council 44th session on 16 July 2020. 

News & Statements

Latest news

03 Sep 2026

Independent investigation

Sudan: External support networks are fuelling conflict and civilian harm, UN Fact-Finding Mission warns

15 Jul 2026

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sudan: “War economy” sustains conflict, UN report warns

08 Jul 2026

Independent investigation

Sudan: Mass killings, abductions, and gang rape carried out in El Fasher constitute distinct markers of genocide, UN Fact-Finding Mission says as it launches urgent inquiry into El Obeid

30 Jun 2026

Human Rights Council

Sudan: Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on 3 July on the human rights situation in and around El Obeid

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Latest statements & messages

08 Sep 2026

Multiple Mechanisms

Deputy High Commissioner Dabo: The people of Sudan need protection, justice and sustainable peace

04 Sep 2026

Multiple Mechanisms

Statement by UN expert on human rights in Sudan Radhouane Nouicer at end of his country visit

03 Jul 2026

Multiple Mechanisms

High Commissioner Türk calls for strong action at the highest level to prevent atrocity crimes in Sudan

15 Jun 2026

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Deputy High Commissioner Dabo: Sudan cannot be forgotten

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Featured Stories

15 July 2026 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

The hidden cost of gum arabic: Inside Sudan’s war economy

Every time you chew a piece of gum, drink a fizzy beverage, apply lipstick or swallow a pill, chances are that gum arabic from Sudan is one of the ingredients that made it possible. A new UN Human Rights report warns that Sudan's war economy is helping to sustain the country’s devastating conflict and exposing the gum arabic trade to serious human rights risks.
26 June 2026 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan's three-year conflict

Sexual violence has been widely and systematically weaponized during Sudan's ongoing war. A UN Human Rights report analyzes patterns of conflict-related sexual violence and calls on parties to comply with international humanitarian law and human rights law to end and prevent sexual violence, and for survivors to access justice and reparations, and comprehensive victim-centred services.
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UN and OHCHR Reports

UN Secretary-General and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR Report on the Devastating Human Rights Impacts of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sudan

OHCHR Report on the RSF final offensive and capture of besieged El Fasher (24-30 October 2025)

A/HRC/61/24: Situation of human rights in the Sudan - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/58/29: Situation of human rights in the Sudan - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Report of OHCHR Sudan Country Office on the siege of El Fasher, North Darfur since May 2024

A/HRC/55/29: Situation of human rights in the Sudan - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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OHCHR Reports

OHCHR Briefing Paper on Business and Human Rights in Conflict: Gum Arabic from Sudan Human Rights Situation in the Sudan, 1 January to 30 June 2025 Detention facilities and practices in Khartoum State in the context of the conflict in the Sudan Findings of the monitoring mission by OHCHR Sudan to the Chadian border with Sudan from 18 February - 3 March 2024, in the context of the hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in West Darfur The Joint UN Human Rights Office in Sudan Mission Report to South Sudan, November 2023

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/45/53: Situation of human rights in the Sudan - Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan

A/HRC/42/63: Situation of human rights in the Sudan - Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan

Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan: Comments by the State

A/HRC/39/71: Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan

A/HRC/36/63: Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CCPR/C/SDN/CO/5: Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the Sudan

CRPD/C/SDN/CO/1: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Concluding observations on the initial report of the Sudan

CRC/C/SDN/CO/3-4: Committee on the Rights of the Child - Concluding observations

CRC/C/OPAC/SDN/CO/1: Concluding observations

CCPR/C/SDN/CO/3: Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee

CRC/C/OPSC/SDN/CO/1: Concluding observations

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures General Assembly Resolutions Human Rights Council Resolutions Commission on Human Rights Resolutions, Decisions

External Resources

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice African Union

Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external links.

Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

Field

Plot 533, Block 1, Hai Al-Matar, Port Sudan, Sudan

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