United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

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Documenting civilian drone casualties; warning strikes may constitute war crimes

Drone strikes killed civilians in West Kordofan, South Kordofan and Blue Nile in the first days of November, adding to a toll that includes at least 153 dead at Amiet Market in Abyei on October 19. The October 26 strike on Tanqong Market in Nyala is now put at 188 killed and 356 wounded by the Sudan Founding Alliance's Government of Peace and Unity, figures not independently verified.

Updated Yesterday

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Said Israel's West Bank closures follow "a pattern of collective punishment"

Israel's Hebron operation entered its seventh day on October 29, and the West Bank-wide lockdown is still in place. Hebron's governor says 537 families, or 3,361 people, have been forced from their homes, including 232 infants and 326 older people.

Updated Oct 30

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Documenting abuses and pressing for accountability

A Myanmar military fighter jet dropped two 500-pound bombs on a crowded wholesale market in Kyauktaw on Sept 28, killing at least 50 people and wounding 58. The UN's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has issued an urgent appeal for evidence, saying the attack may amount to a war crime.

Updated Oct 11

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As of September 2026: Urging international help with identification

In February 2026, workers extending a cremation ground in Chemmani, in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna region, hit human remains. By August, archaeologists had exhumed 572 skeletons, including children and infants. It is the largest mass grave ever found in Sri Lanka.

Updated Sep 21