Amnesty accuses Sudan's RSF of ethnic cleansing in El-Fasher
Amnesty International has charged the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan, with crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their offensive on El-Fasher from 2024 to 2025. The organization’s findings, derived from interviews with 247 victims or witnesses conducted between early 2024 and October 2025 in North Darfur, revealed that the RSF targeted Zaghawa communities in the El-Fasher area. Additionally, the RSF is implicated in severe violence against children, including murder, rape, and forced enlistment. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating conflict between the army and the RSF, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and millions displaced, as reported by the United Nations. A UN fact-finding mission determined in February that the 2025 attack on El-Fasher exhibited signs of genocide, with both factions accused of committing atrocities.
Key facts
- Amnesty International accused the RSF of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
- The attack on El-Fasher occurred between 2024 and 2025.
- 247 victims or witnesses were interviewed by Amnesty.
- The RSF systematically targeted Zaghawa settlements.
- Children were subjected to murder, rape, and forced recruitment.
- Sudan's war began in April 2023 between the army and RSF.
- Tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced.
- A UN mission said the assault bore 'hallmarks of genocide.'
Entities
Institutions
- Amnesty International
- Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
- United Nations
Locations
- Sudan
- El-Fasher
- North Darfur
- Darfur