UN Human Rights Expert visits Port Sudan to assess Sudan crisis

July 4, 2024 (GENEVA) – Radhouane Nouicer, the UN-designated expert on human rights in Sudan, is set to visit Port Sudan from July 7th to 11th to evaluate the human rights situation amidst the ongoing conflict. This marks his first visit since the outbreak of hostilities.

During his time in Port Sudan, Nouicer will engage with various stakeholders, including Sudanese authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian partners, and civil society organizations. He will also make a concerted effort to interact with displaced communities to gain firsthand insights into their experiences.

The findings from Nouicer’s visit will be instrumental in shaping the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights annual report on Sudan’s human rights situation, due to be presented to the Human Rights Council in March 2025.

Appointed in December 2022, Nouicer previously visited Sudan in February 2023, just before the conflict erupted. This upcoming visit marks his second official trip to the country in his capacity as the UN’s designated expert.

The Tunisian diplomat succeeds the Senegalese Adama Dieng resigned from his position in October 2022.

Following the bloody violence against the coup of October 25, 2021, the UN Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to designate an expert on human rights in Sudan.