Amnesty Report Accuses Sudan's RSF of Ethnic Cleansing in North Darfur
Amnesty International released a report on July 1, 2026, alleging Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their 2024-2025 campaign to seize El-Fasher, North Darfur. Based on interviews with 247 victims and witnesses, the report details systematic attacks on Zaghawa and other non-Arab groups, including murder, rape, torture, and child targeting. A UN fact-finding mission previously described the assault as bearing “hallmarks of genocide.” The ongoing civil war since 2023 has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million. Amnesty urges an immediate ceasefire and international force deployment.
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Amnesty Report Finds RSF Committed Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan's North Darfur
Amnesty International released a report on July 1, 2026, concluding that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state. The investigation, conducted from August 2025 to April 2026, was based on interviews with 247 people, including 208 survivors (169 adults and 39 children). The report documents widespread abuses from early 2024 to October 2025, including murder, forcible transfer, torture, rape, sexual slavery, and persecution. The RSF systematically attacked villages predominantly inhabited by Zaghawa and other non-Arab ethnic groups, using the derogatory slur 'falangay'. The RSF besieged El Fasher from May 2024 to October 2025, restricting food and aid, leading to famine conditions where residents survived on animal feed. The RSF also prevented displaced populations from returning to destroyed villages, reinforcing the ethnic cleansing conclusion.
The Hindu: Latest News today from India and the World, Breaking news, Top Headlines and Trending News Videos.Amnesty International Accuses Sudan's RSF of Ethnic Cleansing in North Darfur
Amnesty International released a report accusing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its 2024-25 campaign to capture el-Fasher in North Darfur. The report details murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement, extermination, and persecution, with deliberate targeting of children. Amnesty analyzed video and documentary evidence and interviewed 246 people, including 208 survivors. A UN fact-finding mission previously stated the siege bore the 'hallmarks of genocide' against non-Arab communities. The ongoing civil war between the Sudanese army and RSF has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million people. Amnesty calls for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and an independent international force to protect civilians.
TheWeek feedAmnesty International Accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of Ethnic Cleansing in North Darfur
Amnesty International released a report on Wednesday accusing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its 2024-25 campaign to capture el-Fasher in North Darfur. The report details murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement, extermination, and persecution, including deliberate targeting of children. Amnesty analyzed video and documentary evidence and interviewed 246 people, including 208 survivors and 39 children. A UN fact-finding mission previously stated the siege bore 'hallmarks of genocide' against non-Arab communities. The ongoing civil war between the Sudanese army and RSF has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million. Amnesty calls for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and an independent international force to protect civilians.
TheWeek feedAmnesty International Accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of Ethnic Cleansing in North Darfur
Amnesty International released a report on Wednesday accusing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its 2024-2025 campaign to capture el-Fasher in North Darfur. The report details murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement, extermination, and persecution, including deliberate targeting of children. Amnesty analyzed video and documentary evidence and interviewed 246 people, including 208 survivors and 39 children. A UN fact-finding mission had previously stated the siege bore the 'hallmarks of genocide' against non-Arab communities. The ongoing civil war between the Sudanese army and RSF has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million people. Amnesty calls for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and an independent international force to protect civilians.
TheWeek feedAmnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan
Amnesty International released a report on July 1, 2026, alleging that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize El-Fasher city in North Darfur between 2024 and 2025. The report is based on interviews with 247 victims and witnesses, and states that the RSF systematically attacked settlements housing the Zaghawa ethnic group. Violence against children—including killings, abductions, forced recruitment, and rape—was widespread. Amnesty chief Agnes Callamard said the RSF 'exterminated, persecuted on the basis of ethnicity and gender' and 'ethnically cleansed,' warning that without intervention the crimes will continue. The report also notes that acts may be relevant to the crime of genocide, echoing a February 2026 UN finding that the assault bore 'hallmarks of genocide.' Amnesty urged an immediate ceasefire and deployment of an international force to protect civilians. The war, ongoing since April 2023 between the army and the RSF, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
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