The latest Amnesty International report has found Sudan’s paramilitary (RSF) guilty of committing war crimes in El-Fasher city. The report was published on Tuesday, hours after the RSF announced that it would observe a three-month humanitarian truce “in response to international efforts” led by United States President Donald Trump.
The fighting between the rebel group and the Sudanese government for control of resources in the country escalated in 2023. Amnesty’s latest report said it had collected testimonies from 28 survivors describing the brutalities that RSF members had committed, including the rape and torture of girls and women.
Amnesty Chief Agnes Callamard said, “This ongoing and widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes and may also constitute crimes against humanity under international law.”
“All those committing such an insane level of crimes must be held accountable for their actions,” she added. At the end of October, the RSF seized el-Fasher, the last major city in the vast western region of Darfur that had remained outside their control.
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Last week, United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher had said that el-Fasher has been transformed into a “crime scene” and said that those who commit these crimes must “face justice”. Sudan’s military leader on Sunday rejected a peace proposal from the Quad group of mediators as the “worst and most unacceptable”.
The mediators include the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. General Burhan raised questions over the UAE and has accused the country of supporting the RSF, allegations that the UAE rejects.
Earlier, a UN special rapporteur described the ongoing situation in the country as deeply concerning and as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
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