DNHR Statement | U.S. Sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) – 11 October 2026 The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses serious concern regarding the sanctions reportedly imposed by the United States on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 9 October 2026, particularly their potential consequences for victims and survivors of grave international […]
The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) welcomes the successful mission of Honorable Commissioner Hatem Essaiem, Chairperson of the ACHPR Joint Fact-Finding Mission on Human Rights Situation in the Sudan, to Geneva from 6 to 10 September 2026, held on the margins of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. The bilateral meeting […]
ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the UN Security Council this week on the Office of the Prosecutor’s ongoing investigation into Darfur, following a visit to refugee camps in eastern Chad where she met with displaced Darfuris from Adre, Farchana, GozBeida, and several other camps. Khan told the Council that testimonies gathered during the […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted, without a vote, its first resolution focused specifically on El Obeid (A/HRC/62/L.48), the North Kordofan city facing an intensifying campaign of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) violence following 18 months of siege-like conditions. The resolution follows an emergency session convened after rights groups called on the Council to […]
CategoriesPress releaseDNHR welcomes the adoption of the Banjul Joint Declaration on Sudan, a historic joint statement by the ACHPR-AU and UN Fact-Finding Missions that unequivocally names the patterns of violation committed by the RSF, SAF, and their allies, and calls for urgent coordinated action. Read our full statement below.
Three years ago today, war broke out in Sudan. What followed has become the world’s largest displacement crisis, marked by documented war crimes, systematic sexual violence, and a global response that has never matched the scale of the suffering. On this anniversary, DNHR releases this statement in solidarity with the Sudanese people and in demand […]
CategoriesAerial bombardment Dispatch Human rights Humanitarian Aid Press release RSF Security SituationDecember 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 […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Press releaseBanjul, The Gambia — 29 October 2025 The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) successfully concluded its participation in the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). The engagement served as a critical platform to elevate the escalating crisis in North Darfur and officially launch DNHR’s new investigative report, […]
CategoriesPress releaseThe Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses grave concern over the ongoing violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, where fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has intensified since yesterday. Reports from DNHR field monitors and witness testimonies confirm a sharp escalation in hostilities, widespread civilian casualties, and […]
CategoriesAbduction Arrest Assault Forced Evictions Global Advocacy Human rights Humanitarian Aid Press release Refugee Security SituationBetween September 29 and October 2, 2025, intense attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on several villages in North Darfur, including Gerne, Halla Sheikh, and Shagra , have triggered new waves of displacement toward Tawalla Camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), located about 30 km from El Fasher. According to eyewitness accounts, over 1,100 […]
