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Sudan's RSF paramilitaries accused of crimes against humanity in El Fasher

Women displaced from El Fasher queue for food aid at Al-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, northern Sudan, in November 2025, after fleeing fighting in North Darfur.
Women displaced from El Fasher queue for food aid at Al-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, northern Sudan, in November 2025, after fleeing fighting in North Darfur. AP - Marwan Ali

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing while deliberately targeting children during their campaign to seize El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

The global rights organisation called for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and the deployment of an international force to protect civilians after documenting killings, torture, rape, sexual slavery, forced displacement and other abuses between early 2024 and October 2025.

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