On January 19, 2026, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a coordinated attack on Al-Gamara village, located in North Kutum locality, North Darfur, resulting in civilian deaths, widespread destruction of property, and mass forced displacement. The Attack According to multiple eyewitness accounts, RSF forces entered Al-Gamara village and set fire to civilian homes, causing […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Human rights RSF SAFThe International Criminal Court’s Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) oversaw “an organised, calculated campaign” of mass atrocities during the capture of El Fasher in October 2025. Speaking virtually from The Hague, Khan said the ICC is intensifying efforts to establish individual criminal […]
December 20, 2025 | Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State On December 20, 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a drone strike on Al-Hara Al-Atroun market in Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State, killing dozens of unarmed civilians and completely destroying the market. The Attack The attack killed dozens of civilians, including at least seven women, […]
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,” […]
CategoriesAbduction Arbitrary Killings Arrest Forced Evictions Human rights Ransom RSF Security Situation TortureOctober 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 […]
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 […]
