Amnesty Says RSF Committed Crimes Against Humanity in El Fasher After 247 Interviews
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Updated · Amnesty International · Jul 1
Amnesty Says RSF Committed Crimes Against Humanity in El Fasher After 247 Interviews
3 articles · Updated · Amnesty International · Jul 1
Summary
247 interviews and analysis of 89 videos led Amnesty International to conclude the RSF committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its 2024-2025 campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur.
The report says RSF forces targeted non-Arab civilians, especially Zaghawa communities, through killings, rape, torture, forced displacement and siege tactics that blocked food and aid, spreading famine across the city.
Children were repeatedly singled out: Amnesty documented killings, abductions, rape and forced recruitment, while 70 survivors described hundreds executed during the 26 October 2025 final assault as civilians tried to flee through a 57km berm network.
Amnesty also identified commanders including Abu Lulu and officers at Mina al-Bari detention centre, where former detainees described torture, ransom demands and deaths from dehydration and disease in shipping containers.
The group urged an immediate nationwide ceasefire, an international civilian protection force, wider arms embargoes and investigations that could extend to genocide-related charges.
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Overview
Recent reports from a United Nations fact-finding mission and Amnesty International have revealed compelling evidence of atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, North Darfur. The UN mission concluded that the RSF's actions during the 18-month siege and takeover of El Fasher point to genocide, with evidence including starvation, denial of aid, mass killings, and systematic violence against the Zaghawa and Fur communities. Amnesty International's July 2026 report further accused RSF commanders of war crimes, highlighting the urgent need for international action to address these grave human rights violations.