UK and Germany call for UN Security Council to convene following deadly day of protests

The UK and Germany have called for the UN Security Council to meet and discuss the crisis in Sudan, following Monday's deadly protests, AFP reported, citing unnamed diplomats.

The closed-door meeting is expected to be held on Tuesday, they said.

The New York-based Physicians for Human Rights also called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to launch an "urgent fact-finding mission".

#Sudan: Following a violent and bloody response by Sudanese Rapid Support Forces to a peaceful sit-in today, PHR calls for emergency engagement from international actors in support of #justice. Our statement: https://t.co/oJyttoD9QV pic.twitter.com/OZY3Q85a67
— Physicians for Human Rights (@P4HR) June 3, 2019

"Delays in accountability for human rights violations and the lack of a concerted international response to the egregious violations in Sudan have exacerbated a volatile situation and further endangered the Sudanese people," the group said in a statement.