{"id":36748,"date":"2026-02-19T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/19\/un-human-rights-chief-raises-alarm-after-drone-strikes-kill-civilians-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:34:00","slug":"un-human-rights-chief-raises-alarm-after-drone-strikes-kill-civilians-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/19\/un-human-rights-chief-raises-alarm-after-drone-strikes-kill-civilians-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"UN human rights chief raises alarm after drone strikes kill civilians in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations human rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday following reports of more than 50 civilians being killed in drone strikes in Sudan in<br \/>two days in the last week.<br \/>At least 57 civilians were killed between Sunday and Monday, including at least 15 children, in separate drone attacks in four states across Sudan, according to the U.N.<br \/>U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said the killings were a reminder of the devastating consequences of drone warfare in Sudan, with civilians and \u200bcivilian infrastructure targeted.<br \/>Some 28 civilians were killed on Sunday in an alleged Sudanese Armed Forces drone strike on Al Safiya market in Sudari locality, North Kordofan, the U.N. said.<br \/>The next day 26 civilians were killed in West Kordofan in an alleged SAF drone strike at a displacement shelter in Al Sunut. 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