RSF committed crimes against humanity in Sudan's el-Fasher, Amnesty says

RSF committed crimes against humanity in Sudan's el-Fasher, Amnesty says Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 19:47 Children were deliberately recruited, raped, and killed, the report said, confirming findings by other organisations Displaced Sudanese who escaped el-Fasher sit in the shade at the Rwanda camp reception point, in Tawila, Sudan, on 17 December 2025 (STR/AFP) Off Amnesty International has concluded that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in North Darfur state's el-Fasher, a report released on Wednesday showed. The findings support mounting evidence from the past year that the RSF carried out widespread atrocities in its 18-month siege of el-Fasher, based on an analysis of images and videos by Middle East Eye. Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s secretary general, called the findings of the new report "a stain on the conscience of humanity".