UN rights body condemns hospital bombing in South Sudan

A fire burns following an aerial bombardment that resulted in casualties at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres-run facility destroying in Fangak county, South Sudan, on May 3, 2025.

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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has condemned the attack of a hospital in South Sudan at the weekend, terming it an atrocity that constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law.

A drone bomb was dropped on the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, on Saturday, killing at least seven civilians and wounding many, including patients, caregivers, and medical staff.