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Sudan: Darfur - Rapid Support Forces, Allied Militias Rape Dozens
HRW, 17 August 2023
Governments Should Prioritize Care Services, Independent Investigations Read more »
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Sudan: Fuel Crisis Deepens Healthcare Woes in Port Sudan
Dabanga, 17 August 2023
Port Sudan's faltering healthcare system confronted a crisis earlier this week with the death of a 36-year-old kidney failure patient, a result of a power outage due to… Read more »
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Sudan: Civil Aviation to Resume in Eastern Sudan
Dabanga, 16 August 2023
Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority, in coordination with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, has reopened the airspace in eastern Sudan to allow the operation of passenger… Read more »
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Sudan: War-Driven Hunger Kills 132 Children in El Gedaref - Doctors
Dabanga, 13 August 2023
The Children's Hospital in El Gedaref, eastern Sudan, recorded figures of 132 children who died as a result of a surge in malnutrition-related diseases. According to recent… Read more »
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Sudan: Armed Forces Issues a Daily Situation Report
SNA, 16 August 2023
Hereunder Sudan News Agency (SUNA) publishes the daily situation report: Read more »
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Sudan: Grim Toll Rises in Ongoing Sudan Conflict
Dabanga, 13 August 2023
Claims of military deaths on both sides, as well as an ever-increasing toll of civilian casualties, either caught in crossfire and shelling, or murdered during robberies,… Read more »
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Sudan: War Crimes Rampant As Civilians Killed in Both Deliberate and Indiscriminate Attacks - New Report
AI London, 2 August 2023
Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International… Read more »
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Sudan: Nearly 14 Million Children in Sudan Need Humanitarian Support - Unicef
UN News, 4 August 2023
Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support civilians affected by the war in Sudan, including roughly 14 million… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudan Paramilitary to Blame for Most Atrocities - Amnesty
DW, 3 August 2023
The human rights watchdog said it was able to document sexual assault on girls as young as 12. The conflict between the armed forces and the RSF has been ongoing since mid-April… Read more »
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Sudan: FAO Raises Alarm On Escalating Food Crisis in Sudan
UN News, 3 August 2023
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food crisis in Sudan, as the country grapples with conflict and economic decline. Read more »
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Sudan: Amnesty Blames Sudan Rival Forces, Militias for War Crimes, Civilian Suffering
VOA, 3 August 2023
Amnesty International says Sudan's warring military factions are committing war crimes as the country is ravaged by more than three months of violence. The group has documented… Read more »
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Chad: Wounded People Arrive in Chad to Escape Horrific Violence in Sudan
MSF, 2 August 2023
By the time the current conflict in Sudan broke out in mid-April, its Darfur region had already been facing war and ethnic violence for over two decades. Today's fighting has… Read more »
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Sudan: How a Tea-Seller Displaced By Conflict Led Her Family Away From Hunger
WFP, 2 August 2023
Support from World Food Programme and its partners is providing families nutrition and security as they plan their next steps Read more »
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Sudan: Tragic Stories From Sirba As Violence West Darfur Spreads
Dabanga, 1 August 2023
People who managed to flee Sirba in West Darfur speak of ethnic cleansing and report tragic details of the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab gunmen on the… Read more »
War Crimes In Sudan - A Grim Toll of Rape, Starvation and Killing
Human Rights Watch says the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an independent military force, and allied militias have raped several dozen women and girls in West Darfur's capital and those fleeing fighting.
Sexual violence committed in the context of an armed conflict is a war crime, and if part of a widespread or systematic attack can amount to crimes against humanity, the watchdog said.
It is calling on the UN Human Rights Council to initiate an investigation and a way to preserve evidence of the abuses, and asked concerned governments to provide more resources for rape survivors.
Earlier, Amnesty International (AI) had found that Sudan's warring military factions are committing war crimes as the country is ravaged by more than three months of violence. The conflict killed thousands and displaced 4 million people, who are now living in dire conditions.
In April 2022, a power struggle emerged between the leader of the Sudan Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.
AI said the conflict has ignited ethnic conflict in the Darfur region, which has seen targeted killings and ethnically motivated attacks conducted by the Rapid Support Force and allied militias.
InFocus
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Legal rights activist Mohamed Tirab estimates that at least 460 people have died in the fighting in Sirba, 23km from El Geneina in West Darfur, with more than a t Read more »
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The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to safety, whether within the country or across its borders, the World Health ... Read more »
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Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic Massalit and killed and injured dozens of civilians on May 28, 2023, in Sudan's West ... Read more »
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Minni Arko Minnawi, the governor of Darfur and a former rebel commander, reiterated his appeal for residents in the area to arm themselves in self-defence, saying that the "current ... Read more »
