Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says
Amnesty International has released a report accusing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in El Fasher. The report details systematic attacks on civilians, including murder and sexual violence, between 2024 and 2025.
Why it matters
The report provides documented evidence of atrocities in the ongoing Sudanese conflict, which has significant implications for international human rights law and humanitarian intervention.
Rapid Support Forces in El-Fasher in October, when it captured El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudan armed forces in Darfur./Getty Images Rapid Support Forces in El-Fasher in October, when it captured El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudan armed forces in Darfur./Getty Images Sudan Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says Report accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians
The framing focuses on human rights reporting, which is standard for the source, though the subject matter involves widely documented international conflict.
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