Sudan: 'We Could Not Breathe Inside Those Containers' RSF's Systematic Detention, Torture and Extortion in North Darfur

After the fall of El Fasher, the Rapid Support Forces turned arbitrary detention into a criminal enterprise targeting thousands of civilians. Read more »

Sudan: DNHR Welcomes UN Genocide Determination and U.S. Sanctions for El-Fasher Atrocities

The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) welcomes the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission's determination that the Rapid Support Forces committed… Read more »

Sudan: Ramadan Begins With Bloodshed - Drone Strike Kills 26 Civilians, Including 15 Children, At Water Well in West Kordofan

On the first day of Ramadan, the village of Um Rasuma in West Kordofan State became the site of a devastating drone strike that killed 26 civilians, including 15 children, and… Read more »

Sudan: International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) reiterates the urgent importance of protecting children from the ravages of… Read more »

Sudan: Fire Destroys Alasha Market in Eastern Chad Refugee Camp, Threatening Livelihoods of Displaced Families

A fire broke out in Alasha Market inside Alasha refugee camp in Eastern Chad on February 5, 2026. The blaze destroyed a large number of shops and threatened the livelihoods of… Read more »

Sudan: Burhan - 'No Peace Until RSF Is Eliminated' - Rejecting Political Settlement As Conflict Enters Third Year

Sudan's Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has stated that the country will not achieve peace until the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are… Read more »

Sudan: Ethnic Targeting and Forced Displacement - RSF Attack On Al-Gamara Village, North Darfur

On January 19, 2026, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a coordinated attack on Al-Gamara village, located in North Kutum locality, North Darfur, resulting in civilian… Read more »

Sudan: ICC Deputy Prosecutor - RSF Conducted 'Organised, Calculated Campaign' of Atrocities in El Fasher

The International Criminal Court's Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) oversaw "an organised,… Read more »

Sudan: SAF Drone Strike Kills Dozens At Market in North Darfur

On December 20, 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a drone strike on Al-Hara Al-Atroun market in Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State, killing dozens of unarmed… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad Face Dire Humanitarian Crisis - Protests and Testimonies Reveal Severe Deprivation.

Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are facing a severe humanitarian crisis. On Monday, hundreds of refugees in Marah camp took to the streets demanding food, water, shelter, and… Read more »

Sudan: DNHR Condemns Drone Attack Killing UNISFA Peacekeepers As a War Crime.

DNHR expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the drone strike that killed six soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)… Read more »

Sudan: Drone Strike Kills 45 in South Kordofan School Area

On 29 November 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out a drone attack in the Kumo area of the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan State. The strike targeted a zone under the… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur's Deepening Catastrophe - What Is Happening in El Fasher and Why the World Must Not Look Away

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Sudan: The Fall of El-Fasher - RSF Takeover Unleashes Wave of Violence Against Civilians

October 26, 2025 marked one of the darkest days in Darfur's ongoing crisis. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El-Fasher, North Darfur's capital and the Sudanese army's last… Read more »

Sudan: DNHR At ACHPR 85th Session - Report Launch & High-Level Advocacy On Darfur

The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) successfully concluded its participation in the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). The… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Muammar Ibrahim Detained By RSF in El Fasher As Violence Intensifies

Yesterday marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists -- a reminder that truth-telling in conflict zones is not only dangerous, it is… Read more »

Sudan: DNHR Statement On Escalating Atrocities in El Fasher, North Darfur

The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses grave concern over the ongoing violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, where fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Claims Control of Sudanese Army Base in El Fasher Amid Rising Civilian Toll

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed control of the Sudanese army's 6th Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher after days of intense fighting, according to information… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Captures and Forces Youth to Fight in El Fasher, North Darfur.

Fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Captures and Forces Youth to Fight in El Fasher, North Darfur

Fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered… Read more »

Sudan: Widespread RSF Abductions and Killing of Civilians Reported Between El Fasher and Tawila

Armed fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) abducted more than a dozen girls and killed a civilian woman along the El Fasher-Tawila route in North Darfur between October 20… Read more »

Sudan: RSF and Allied Militias Attack Civilians' Farmlands in Zalingei, Central Darfur

On October 13, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) represented by allied Arab tribal groups, including the Roua carried out coordinated attacks against farmers from African tribes… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Extortion and Sexual Violence Against Displaced Families Fleeing El-Fasher

On 19 October 2025, approximately 70 families fled El-Fasher city in the morning, heading toward Tawila. Upon reaching Shagra Village, they were intercepted and escorted by RSF… Read more »

Sudan: SAF Airstrike On RSF-Controlled Saraf Omra Market and Subsequent Arbitrary Arrests By RSF

On October 19, at around 1:30 PM, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out an airstrike on Saraf Omra market, which is under Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control. The attack… Read more »

Sudan: Renewed RSF Shelling in El Fasher Targets Hospitals and Displacement Shelters, Killing Dozens

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified their shelling campaign in El Fasher, North Darfur, over the past week killing and injuring dozens of civilians in successive… Read more »