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Fire Destroys Alasha Market in Eastern Chad Refugee Camp, Threatening Livelihoods of Displaced Families

February 5, 2026 | Alasha Camp, Eastern Chad A fire broke out in Alasha Market inside Alasha refugee camp in Eastern Chad on February 5, 2026. The blaze destroyed a large number of shops and threatened the livelihoods of refugee families who depend on the market for survival. According to eyewitnesses interviewed by the Darfur […]

Sudan's Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Human rights SAF

Burhan: “No Peace Until RSF is Eliminated” – Rejecting Political Settlement as Conflict Enters Third Year

Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has stated that the country will not achieve peace until the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are eliminated. He rejected any political settlement that includes the paramilitary group as Sudan’s war enters its third year. Burhan’s Position on Political Settlement Speaking to journalists in Port Sudan, […]

Ethnic Targeting and Forced Displacement CategoriesForced Evictions Global Advocacy Security Situation

Ethnic Targeting and Forced Displacement: RSF Attack on Al-Gamara Village, North Darfur.

On January 19, 2026, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a coordinated attack on Al-Gamara village, located in North Kutum locality, North Darfur, resulting in civilian deaths, widespread destruction of property, and mass forced displacement. The Attack According to multiple eyewitness accounts, RSF forces entered Al-Gamara village and set fire to civilian homes, causing […]

ICC Deputy Prosecutor: RSF Conducted "Organised, Calculated Campaign" of Atrocities in El Fasher CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Human rights RSF SAF

ICC Deputy Prosecutor: RSF Conducted “Organised, Calculated Campaign” of Atrocities in El Fasher

The International Criminal Court’s Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) oversaw “an organised, calculated campaign” of mass atrocities during the capture of El Fasher in October 2025. Speaking virtually from The Hague, Khan said the ICC is intensifying efforts to establish individual criminal […]

SAF Drone Strike Kills Dozens at Market in North Darfur

December 20, 2025 | Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State On December 20, 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a drone strike on Al-Hara Al-Atroun market in Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State, killing dozens of unarmed civilians and completely destroying the market. The Attack The attack killed dozens of civilians, including at least seven women, […]

Sudanese refugees Chad humanitarian crisis CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Report Security Situation

Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad Face Dire Humanitarian Crisis: Protests and Testimonies Reveal Severe Deprivation.

Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are facing a severe humanitarian crisis. On Monday, hundreds of refugees in Marah camp took to the streets demanding food, water, shelter, and medical care. Testimonies from Qaga camp reveal the depth of deprivation affecting vulnerable populations, with refugees describing conditions so severe that hope itself has become a casualty. […]

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DNHR Condemns Drone Attack Killing UNISFA Peacekeepers as a War Crime.

December 14, 2025 DNHR expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the drone strike that killed six soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166592 at a military base in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Under international humanitarian law, United Nations peacekeeping […]

Darfur’s Deepening Catastrophe: What Is Happening in El Fasher and Why the World Must Not Look Away 

KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE  Darfur is entering one of the darkest chapters in its 20-year history of violence. The fall of El Fasher on 26 October 2025 — after nearly 560 days of siege — has triggered a wave of killings, mass displacement, sexual violence, and starvation that UN officials describe as “terrifying,” “unprecedented,” […]

The Fall of El-Fasher CategoriesAbduction Arbitrary Killings Arrest Forced Evictions Human rights Ransom RSF Security Situation Torture

The Fall of El-Fasher: RSF Takeover Unleashes Wave of Violence Against Civilians

October 26, 2025 marked one of the darkest days in Darfur’s ongoing crisis. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El-Fasher, North Darfur’s capital and the Sudanese army’s last major stronghold in the region, after 18 months of brutal siege. What followed was systematic violence against civilians—mass killings, sexual assault, extortion, and forced starvation. This report […]