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Restrictions on Humanitarian Work in Tawila Locality, North Darfur, Sudan

Field sources have reported to DNHR that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have imposed strict restrictions on humanitarian organizations operating in Tawila camp, Tawila locality, North Darfur. The RSF communicated these restrictions through official letters sent directly to organizations in the field. RSF Orders Relocation to Besieged El Fasher The letters require organizations to either […]

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 […]

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RSF Extortion and Sexual Violence Against Displaced Families Fleeing El-Fasher 

On 19 October 2025, approximately 70 families fled El-Fasher city in the morning, heading toward Tawila. Upon reaching Shagra Village, they were intercepted and escorted by RSF soldiers, who were reportedly recording videos of the displaced civilians.  At Garni, about 20 km west of Shagra, the group encountered an RSF checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, RSF […]

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Starvation Deaths Reported in El Fasher as Famine Used as Weapon of War 

The humanitarian situation in Abu Shouk camp, near El Fasher, has reached a critical point following reports that an entire family including two elderly women, a mother, and three young children died after consuming imbaz, the fibrous waste left after peanut oil extraction.  The deaths, confirmed by field updates, were discovered only after a neighbor […]

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Attack on Humanitarian Convoy in North Darfur

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 […]

Escalation of Organized Crime and Targeting of Civilians in Nyala, South Darfur

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 […]

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“Daily Arrivals of Sudanese Refugees Continue at Wedwil Camp”

“Daily Arrivals of Sudanese Refugees Continue at Wedwil Camp. The Darfur Network for Human Rights is deeply concerned about the ongoing daily arrivals of Sudanese refugees at Wedwil Camp in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, caused by the continuing conflicts between the RSF and the SAF in Sudan. As of June 10, 2025, Wedwil […]

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“Civilians Flee to Nertiti as RSF Intensifies Violence Against El Fasher Displacement Camps”

April 22, 2025. Nertiti Locality, Central Darfur The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses its deep concern over the ongoing mass displacement of civilians from El Fasher city and Abu Shouk IDP Camp, following an escalation of brutal attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In particular, the recent massacre at Zamzam IDP Camp […]

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At leat 120 Sudanese Refugees New Arrival at Wedwill Camp

 April 18, 2025, in Wedwill Camp in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. The Darfur Network for Human Rights urgently alerts the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and international stakeholders to the arrival of at least 120 new Sudanese refugees at Wedwill Camp, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, on April 16, 2025. These […]

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From Hope to Accountability: Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of the Referral of the Situation in Darfur to the ICC

31 March 2025 Author:  Coalition for the ICC Two decades ago, the United Nations Security Council referred the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the International Criminal Court (ICC). For the victims in Darfur, the first-ever UN Security Council referral to the ICC was a beacon of hope that those who committed unspeakable crimes would one […]