Amnesty International Report Accuses RSF of Crimes Against Humanity in El Fasher; Army Also Accused in Broader War

Amnesty International on July 1 accused Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher. The organization documented murder, torture, rape, enslavement, sexual slavery, forcible transfer, imprisonment, extermination and persecution as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.

The group analyzed nine videos that showed one commander executing civilians, another torturing detainees and a third ordering the torture of prisoners.

It named three senior RSF commanders and said they should be investigated and prosecuted where sufficient admissible evidence exists. More than 6,000 people were killed in three days when the Rapid Support Forces seized the city in October 2025. Amnesty International shared the report with RSF leadership last month and had not received a response.

The rights group called for an immediate ceasefire and the deployment of a United Nations protection force. It urged the international community to intervene to stop ongoing attacks on civilians and said accountability mechanisms including the International Criminal Court should receive sufficient support.

The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023 after tensions between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The conflict has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and left more than 30 million in need of humanitarian assistance. Amnesty International warned that similar risks exist in el-Obeid. The UN has said the attack on El Fasher bore the hallmarks of genocide.