UN human rights chief Volker Turk voiced alarm on Saturday at the tense situation in Sudan, urging all sides to redouble their efforts towards restoring a civilian-led government.
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan marched against the army and paramilitaries on Thursday as the civilian opposition marked a key anniversary in the decades-old struggle against military rule with new protests.
A new delay to the signing of a deal to restore the transition to civilian government, which had been rescheduled for Thursday, prompted the civilian opposition to call for nationwide protests instead.
Turk, the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, urged all sides to de-escalate tensions and refrain from violence.