Sudan: ‘Atrocities Persist in El Fasher One Year After RSF

Takeover’ Civilians in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, continue to face arbitrary detention, torture, unlawful killings and restricted humanitarian access one year after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city, Amnesty International said on Friday. In a statement by Amnesty International, published ahead of the first anniversary of the takeover on 26 October 2025, the human rights organisation said schools had been turned into detention centres, residents faced constant surveillance and children remained at risk of malnutrition. Amnesty interviewed 25 civilians, including 19 residents and six humanitarian workers, in August and September 2026. Of the 19 residents interviewed, 17 said they had been detained by the RSF, often for months. “The RSF’s claims that El Fasher is safe for civilians to return to after the horrific massacres that took place one year ago could not be further from the truth,” said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.

Based on reporting by ACSS-EMAIL