Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s el-Fasher

Rights group accuses the Sudanese paramilitary of ‘crimes against humanity’ for its attacks in and around the capital of North Darfur State.The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack on el-Fasher city between 2024 and 2025, rights group Amnesty International alleges.In a report published on Wednesday, Amnesty said it documented how civilians in and around the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan were “killed, injured, beaten, tortured and detained between early 2024 and October 2025”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent meeting on Sudan crisislist 2 of 4‘Digging with a needle’: Generals stall peace as Sudan’s el-Obeid burnslist 3 of 4Aid groups urge swift action to avert ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s el-Obeidlist 4 of 4US raises concern as RSF forces encircle Sudanese city of el-Obeidend of list“The RSF’s crimes included murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, other forms of sexual violence, enslavement, extermination and persecution,” it said in the report.“Hundreds of thousands of children have been displaced, many of them repeatedly risking death and injury during attacks or while fleeing. Countless have been orphaned. People with disabilities and older people have faced acute risks, including targeted attacks, abandonment, and exclusion from essential assistance,” it added.The report pointed out that the RSF continually attacked villages and towns around el-Fasher where the Zaghawa ethnic group predominantly lived.Sudan has been mired since April 2023 in a brutal war between the army and the RSF, which has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 14 million others, according to the United Nations.Both sides have been accused of atrocities, with a UN independent fact-finding mission in February concluding that the 2025 assault on el-Fasher bore the “hallmarks of genocide”.Amnesty said it interviewed 246 people for its report, which included 208 survivors – 169 adults and 39 children – who had witnessed or had experienced “conflict-related abuses”.