Amnesty International: RSF Committed Crimes Against Humanity, Ethnic Cleansing in El-Fasher
Quick Look
- Amnesty International alleged Wednesday that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack on El-Fasher city between 2024 and 2025.
- The report, based on interviews with 247 victims or witnesses, found systematic attacks on settlements housing the Zaghawa people.
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Why It Matters
Sudan has been embroiled in a war between the army and the RSF since April 2023, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and millions displaced. A UN mission previously noted the assault on El-Fasher bore hallmarks of genocide.
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack on El-Fasher city between 2024 and 2025, Amnesty International alleged Wednesday.
Sudan has been mired since April 2023 in a brutal war between the army and the RSF, which has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee, according to the United Nations.
Both sides have been accused of atrocities, with a UN independent fact-finding mission in February concluding that the 2025 assault on El-Fasher bore the “hallmarks of genocide”.
Amnesty’s wide-ranging report found that the RSF “committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher”.
The NGO interviewed 247 victims or witnesses between early 2024 and October 2025 in North Darfur.
It said the RSF systematically attacked settlements around El-Fasher which housed the Zaghawa people, an ethnic group in western Darfur.
Open Questions
- Will there be international legal action against RSF?
- What is the UN's next step regarding these allegations?
