Amnesty says RSF committed crimes against humanity in Sudan's el-Fasher
Amnesty International concluded that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their siege and capture of el-Fasher , the North Darfur city that was the Sudanese army’s last major holdout in the region. The report, “City Under Siege, Children Under Fire,” draws on eight months of investigation and 247 interviews, including 39 children.
Amnesty documented murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement and persecution, and described detention of civilians held for ransom in what it called horrific conditions. It found persecution based on ethnic identity “without qualification” and said acts documented — along with crimes under parallel investigation — may be relevant to the crime of genocide. The report names three RSF figures as bearing responsibility, including Major General Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed and a commander known as “Abu Lulu.”
The findings add detailed, named evidence to accounts that emerged after el-Fasher fell in late 2025, and feed pressure for accountability and sanctions as the war grinds on. A UN Human Rights Council session on Sudan is being convened. Documentation of this kind rarely halts fighting on its own, but it builds the record that later prosecutions and asset measures rely on.