On Sunday, Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in Garra al-Zawaya, a North Darfur village under Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control. Emergency Lawyers reported at least 35 people killed, while the RSF’s self-declared administration put the toll at 37 dead and 50 wounded. Among the dead were four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders, […]
The road between Adré, Chad, and El Geneina, West Darfur, has been closed since 28 July. Local sources and eyewitnesses report new security developments along the route. Two Brothers Arrested Eyewitnesses say the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrested two brothers on the route. Mahmoud Obali Mohammed, 30, and Ahmed Obali Mohammed, 33, reportedly trade in […]
CategoriesAerial bombardment Human rights RSF SAFA drone attack reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit the Bamna border area between Sudan and Chad on Monday, 21 July 2026. The strikes hit three separate locations on both sides of the border. Where the Strikes Hit The attack struck Ander and Bamna inside Sudanese territory. It also hit a […]
A series of attacks across Blue Nile and Kordofan states this week left dozens of civilians dead, including children, as fighting between the Sudanese army, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied groups continues to spread into new regions of the country. Drone strike on displaced civilians in Blue Nile A Sudanese army drone strike […]
A Sudanese court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, to death in absentia over the 2023 killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdallah Abakar. The ruling, issued Sunday by the Anti-Terrorism and Crimes Against the State Court sitting in Port Sudan, marks the first court verdict against […]
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 […]
The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) documents a series of drone attacks carried out between 6 and 8 June 2026 across North Kordofan State that killed at least 18 civilians and left dozens more wounded, striking a market, villages, civilian vehicles, and a fuel station. The attacks were carried out by the warring parties […]
CategoriesGlobal AdvocacyThe Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) has documented the renewal of armed clashes between the Salamat and Beni Halba tribes in South Darfur State on 30 May 2026. Violence continued for a second consecutive day, resulting in casualties, civilian displacement, and the burning of villages with growing concern about the role of the Rapid […]
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.
CategoriesFood Security Global Advocacy Human rights Humanitarian Aid Refugee Crisis RSF Security SituationField sources have reported to DNHR that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have imposed strict restrictions on humanitarian organizations operating in Tawila camp, Tawila locality, North Darfur. The RSF communicated these restrictions through official letters sent directly to organizations in the field. RSF Orders Relocation to Besieged El Fasher The letters require organizations to either […]
