UN report says paramilitary group actions in Sudan amount to genocide

A United Nations report stated that actions by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's civil war amounted to genocide. Human rights investigators said the group encircled the city of El Fasher in an attempt to starve its population. Survivors described being raped in rooms where their recently killed family members lay on the ground.

The report comes as the same group lays siege to El Obeid.

Current situation The United Nations said El Obeid must not become the next crime scene. There is little sign of an end to the three-year conflict, which has killed tens of thousands. The conflict has drawn limited international attention.