Amnesty says Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher
Amnesty International said Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher , the Darfur city the group seized after a prolonged siege. The report adds to a growing body of evidence of mass atrocities there, which UN investigators have said bore the hallmarks of genocide.
El-Fasher was the last major population center in Darfur outside RSF control, and its fall removed a key holdout in Sudan’s civil war between the RSF and the national army. Rights groups have documented waves of ethnically targeted killings across the region since the conflict began in 2023. Detailed accountability remains difficult because access for investigators and journalists is heavily restricted, which is part of why documentation from organizations like Amnesty carries weight in building the eventual legal record.