As the world marked World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2025, the reality in Darfur was one of escalating attacks on humanitarian workers and facilities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to suspend all activities at Zalingei Hospital in Central Darfur following a violent armed assault inside the facility, including a grenade explosion that killed […]
On 20 August 2025, a World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian convoy of 16 trucks came under a drone attack in Al Melit locality, North Darfur. The convoy had arrived in Mellit on 16 August from WFP’s logistics base in Tina, Chad, to deliver food assistance to vulnerable communities in Al Melit and surrounding areas. While […]
CategoriesAerial bombardment RSF Security SituationOn 20 and 21 August 2025, artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck the Abu Shouk displacement camp north of El Fasher, North Darfur, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, an RSF artillery strike on Wednesday evening killed nine people, including women and children, […]
CategoriesRSF SAF Security SituationDarfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) – 20 August 2025 On 19 August 2025, fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ambushed the agricultural community of al-Ghabshan al-Maramrah in North Kordofan province, killing at least seven civilians, including two children, and wounding 13 others. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, the RSF looted properties, burned […]
As the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC60) approaches this September, the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) joins dozens of organizations in calling for an immediate and robust renewal of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan with an extension of at least two more years. This call comes amid […]
Four civilians were killed in the village of Al-Qirbin in Sennar state on Saturday, August 9, after being shot by a member of a local militia, in an incident that highlights the growing danger posed by armed groups operating with impunity across Sudan. The killings have been condemned by rights groups as a flagrant violation […]
CategoriesAerial bombardment RSF SAF Security SituationOn the morning of August 2, 2025, renewed clashes broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the eastern outskirts of El Fasher. Artillery Strikes on Nafasha IDP Camp The RSF launched a focused artillery attack. The shells targeted the Nafasha camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and […]
The Darfur Network for Human Rights strongly condemns the heinous assassination of prominent merchant Jamal Omar Babiker, aged 45 and widely known as “Quds”, on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. The victim was shot and killed by masked gunmen driving an unmarked salon car that bore […]
On July 17, 2025, North Darfur – El Fasher and Tawila IDP Camp, The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses deep concern regarding the escalating and systematic violations of human rights committed by elements of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, particularly around El Fasher and the Tawila camp for Internally Displaced […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Press releaseJuly 17. The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) reaffirms its commitment to justice for survivors of atrocities in Darfur and calls for urgent action to end ongoing violations and impunity. On International Justice Day, observed each year on July 17, the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) stands in solidarity with victims and survivors of mass atrocities across […]
