Evidence of RSF Crimes
Twelve documented case files, drawn from UN investigations, human rights organizations and on-the-ground reporting — the evidentiary record behind this campaign.
- The Fall of El Fasher: Mass Killings After an 18-Month Siege
When the RSF captured El Fasher on 26 October 2025 after an 18-month siege, its fighters killed more than 6,000 people in the first 72 hours alone…
- The Assault on Zamzam: Massacre in a Displacement Camp
On 11-13 April 2025 the RSF launched a multi-day assault on Zamzam displacement camp, killing at least 210 civilians by UN count (with other…
- Fleeing El Fasher: Executions, Abductions and Ransom on the Road Out
As civilians tried to escape El Fasher after its fall, RSF checkpoints on the exit routes became sites of summary execution, abduction for ransom…
- Satellite Evidence: Yale Lab Documents Mass Graves and Body Disposal
The Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), which had warned as early as July 2023 that a genocidal massacre could occur if…
- UN Fact-Finding Mission: RSF Committed Genocide Against the Zaghawa and Fur
In February 2026, the UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan concluded that at least three underlying acts of genocide were…
- El Geneina 2023: Genocide Against the Masalit
In 2023, the RSF and allied Arab militias carried out a documented genocide against the Masalit ethnic group in El Geneina, West Darfur, killing…
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon: Rape, Gang Rape and Sexual Slavery Nationwide
Amnesty International, UNICEF and the UN document RSF sexual violence — rape, gang rape, sexual slavery and torture of women, girls, and in detention…
- An Economy of Abduction: Ransom, Enslavement and Trafficking
The RSF has built a systematic practice of abducting civilians for ransom — including sexual violence during captivity — with such incidents rising…
- Starvation as a Weapon: Sieges, Blocked Aid and Food Insecurity
The RSF used siege and the deliberate blockage of food, water and medical supplies as a method of warfare against El Fasher and other areas…
- Attacks on Hospitals, Clinics and Aid Workers
RSF drone strikes and ground attacks have repeatedly hit hospitals, clinics and humanitarian facilities across Sudan, killing patients, medical staff…
- Beyond Darfur: Escalating Attacks in Kordofan, Gezira and Central Sudan
Having consolidated control of Darfur, the RSF has expanded operations into the Kordofan region and continued attacks in central Sudan through…
- Foreign Backing: UAE-Linked Colombian Mercenaries in the El Fasher Assault
Human Rights Watch evidence indicates that an Abu Dhabi-based security company with links to the UAE's ruling family recruited Colombian private…