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,” […]
Yesterday marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists — a reminder that truth-telling in conflict zones is not only dangerous, it is life-threatening. In Sudan, this danger is not symbolic. It is unfolding in real time. On 26 October 2025, Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, was detained […]
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 […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy RSF SAF Security SituationOctober 26, 2025 — El Fasher, North Darfur State The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed control of the Sudanese army’s 6th Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher after days of intense fighting, according to information gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from sources in and around the city. Since April 2024, […]
CategoriesAbduction Global Advocacy RSF Security SituationFighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from witnesses and sources inside the city. Witnesses reported that 65 young men were seized at RSF checkpoints between […]
CategoriesAssault Food Security Forced Evictions Global Advocacy Looting Refugee Refugee Crisis RSF Security SituationOn 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 […]
Date: 9 October 2025Location: El Fasher, North Darfur The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified their shelling campaign in El Fasher, North Darfur, over the past week killing and injuring dozens of civilians in successive attacks on hospitals, displacement camps, and residential areas. According to medical officials, at least 12 civilians were killed and 17 […]
The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, is worsening. Older people, children, and women are the most affected as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to besiege the city from four directions. RSF forces recently took control of the Abu Shouk camp and expelled displaced residents from their homes. Many […]
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 […]
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 […]
