RSF committed crimes against humanity in Sudan's el-Fasher — Amnesty
Key takeaways
- Amnesty International says Sudan's Rapid Support Forces militia committed ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in its assault on the city of el-Fasher amid the longrunning civil war with Sudan's military.
- Sudan's brutal civil war between the army and the RSF, which began in 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
- An independent UN fact-finding mission in February concluded that the 2025 assault on the capital of North Darfur bore the "hallmarks of genocide."
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Amnesty International says Sudan's Rapid Support Forces militia committed ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in its assault on the city of el-Fasher amid the longrunning civil war with Sudan's military.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GMWq Amnesty spoke to more than 200 survivors and victims of the siege and ultimately the fall of el-Fasher in Sudan (FILE: November 16, 2025)Image: Marwan Ali/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary's siege and capture of the city of el-Fasher, Sudan, involved ethnic cleansing and other crimes against humanity, NGO Amnesty International said in research released on Wednesday.
Sudan's brutal civil war between the army and the RSF, which began in 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.