Amnesty International accused the Rapid Support Forces and three senior commanders of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in Sudan [1].
The findings highlight a pattern of systematic violence against civilian populations in North Darfur, potentially increasing pressure for international legal intervention.
According to the report published this week [3], the RSF carried out a campaign of repression in the city of El-Fasher [4]. The organization said these atrocities included murder, rape, and the forced recruitment of children [4].
These alleged attacks took place between 2024 and 2025 [2]. Amnesty International identified three senior RSF commanders who allegedly oversaw the war crimes during the siege of the city [1].
The organization said the RSF targeted civilians as part of a broader effort to conduct ethnic cleansing in the region [4]. The report details how the assault on El-Fasher was used to suppress specific populations through widespread violence [4].
While the RSF has not issued a formal response to these specific allegations, the report relies on evidence gathered from the period of the 2024-2025 offensive [2]. The documentation focuses on the scale of the human rights abuses committed during the capture and occupation of the city [3].
“Amnesty International accused the Rapid Support Forces and three senior commanders of committing crimes against humanity.”
The naming of specific senior commanders by Amnesty International shifts the focus from general organizational guilt to individual criminal responsibility. By categorizing the violence as ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, the report provides a framework for future prosecutions under international law, potentially escalating the conflict's legal implications at the International Criminal Court.
