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“We Could Not Breathe Inside Those Containers” RSF’s Systematic Detention, Torture and Extortion in North Darfur

After the fall of El Fasher, the Rapid Support Forces turned arbitrary detention into a criminal enterprise targeting thousands of civilians. March 2026 On 26 October 2025, El Fasher, the last state capital in Darfur not under RSF control fell after more than 500 days of siege. As tens of thousands of civilians fled, RSF […]

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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. […]

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,” […]

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Field Report: Civilian Targeting and Arbitrary Arrests in Central Darfur.

A Child Injured, a Young Man Killed, and Employees Arbitrarily Detained Amid Escalating Violence and Corruption On 5 July 2025, Central Darfur State, Sudan, Escalating Violence Against Civilians. Amid the ongoing deterioration of security across Darfur, two serious incidents involving civilians were documented in late June and early July 2025. The first was the injury […]

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Young Civilian Killed in Shangil Tobay south Darfur: Eyewitnesses Accuse RSF:

Date of Incident: June 10, 2025Time: 8:00 PM Location: Shangil Tobay IDP Camp – Block 9Under the leadership of Sheikh Saleh ZakariaNorth Darfur, Sudan Victim Information: Incident Summary: On the evening of June 10, 2025, three armed individuals wearing Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uniforms entered the home of the victim, Mohammadin Osman Abdullah, and demanded […]

Violent Assault on Furawi Tribe Members in Wadi Markno – Linked to Historical Tribal Dispute”

Violent Assault on Furawi Tribe Members in Wadi Markno – Linked to Historical Tribal Dispute” On Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 11:00 PM, in Wadi Markno, northwest of Nertiti, Central Darfur State two brothers, Ismail Abdel Shafi Ahmed Suleiman (40 years old) and Omar Abdel Shafi Ahmed Suleiman (55 years old), Both from the Furawi […]

“Voices from Wadi Fadlagi: Human Rights Abuses in the Tribal Conflict of North Nierteti”

on last Wednesday, May 6, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Wadi Fadlagi – North of Nierteti, Central Darfur State (an area under the control of the Rapid Support Forces), an armed conflict erupted among members of the nomadic community belonging to the Nuweiba tribe due to social disputes reportedly related to women. The exchange of gunfire […]

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Bodies Pulled Out of Well Serve as Evidence of Killings in Areas Recaptured from RSF Forces.

March 17, 2025 The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) strongly condemns the recent atrocities uncovered in Sharg Elnil, Khartoum, where Red Crescent volunteers discovered the bodies of at least 15 victims in a well. Reports indicate that most of the victims had been executed with gunshots to the head, while others showed evidence of […]

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Innocent Civilians Welcome the Withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces from Umm Rawaba in the state of North Kurdufan in Sudan:

(Kampala February 2, 2025) The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) welcomes the withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the city of Umm Rawaba. This development is viewed as a significant step toward ending the RSF’s control over civilian areas, which have endured serious human rights violations, including violence, looting, and the intimidation […]

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Devastating Shelling by RSF on Abu Shouk IDP Camp: Lives Lost, Homes Destroyed.

On January 29, 2025, Abu Shouk IDP Camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, experienced an intense and indiscriminate shelling attack. Over 88 shells struck civilian homes, resulting in significant casualties and widespread destruction. This attack targeted a vulnerable displaced population, many of whom had already fled violence in other parts of Darfur. The Rapid Support […]