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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 […]

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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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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Pay to Stay Free: Rapid Support Forces Demand Ransom in Kabkabiya Arrests:

On January 9, 2025, in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, a local leader revealed that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained three individuals on charges of collaborating with the Sudanese Army and allegedly providing coordinates for airstrikes on the city. The local leader, who requested anonymity, identified the detainees as Mohamed Issa Salih, Adam Musa Arbab, and […]

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The RSF has demanded a ransom of $2,000 for release pharmacy:

Incident Summary:Mutwakil Adam Khater Ahmed, a 43-year-old pharmacist and father of 14 children, was detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on January 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM in Nyala, South Darfur. The RSF has demanded a ransom of $2,000 for his release. Mutwakil has served the displaced community in Sector 4 of Kalma Camp […]