Issue 24 of Al-Hakika Magazine documents new violations by Rapid Support Forces mercenaries.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Al Hakika
An exclusive, multilingual digital publication meticulously dedicated to cataloguing and exposing the heinous crimes perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese populace. Presented in three languages, this authoritative resource serves as an indispensable reference for regional and international organisations and mechanisms committed to safeguarding human rights on a global scale.
Issue “24” – April 2025.
PrologueOn 14 March 2025, the Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, stated before the United Nations Security Council that the total losses sustained by the country’s healthcare sector as a result of the war ignited by the terrorist militia amounted to USD 11,420,300. In addition, 70% of hospitals in the states of Khartoum, Al-Jazirah, Kordofan, and Sennar have ceased functioning, with 250 hospitals from both the public and private sectors disrupted, and 20 referral hospitals rendered out of service in both Khartoum and Al-Jazirah states.
Ambassador Al-Harith further noted that the losses incurred by the seven Khartoum medical centres, in addition to the Kidney Surgery Centre in Al-Jazirah, amounted to USD 83 million. Meanwhile, the National Medical Supplies Fund sustained losses totalling USD 500 million.
Al-Harith pointed out that approximately six million women have been displaced, along with 2,500 girls who have been forced out of the education system.
The Ambassador also presented an overview of Sudanese laws related to violations of human and women’s rights, as well as crimes of rape and ethnic cleansing. He highlighted that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia employed rape as a weapon to humiliate men, subjugate them, and undermine societal values. According to reports from international organisations, 1,098 cases of ethnically motivated rape have been documented in areas under the control of the militia.
Moreover, Al-Harith presented evidence implicating the United Arab Emirates in the war in Sudan. Sudan has filed a formal complaint with the International Court of Justice against the UAE, citing war crimes committed by the RSF militia through the direct support provided by the Emirates. Sudan affirms that the UAE is complicit in acts of genocide through its extensive financial, political, and military support and guidance provided to the RSF militia.
At the same time, the African Peace and Security Council confirmed that it does not recognise the so-called parallel government or any similar entity. Meanwhile, the United States of America and several other countries — including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Somalia, Mauritania, the Great Lakes region countries, Kuwait, Oman, and a number of friendly and brotherly nations — have rejected the RSF’s attempt to establish a parallel government in Sudan, affirming their rejection of any threat to Sudan’s unity and sovereignty.
The RSF militia, backed by the UAE, continues to commit war crimes against the Sudanese people across several states, as documented in issue 24 of Al Hakika. Al Hakika also reveals updated figures and statistics concerning crimes of sexual violence, enforced disappearances, ethnic killings, crimes against children, and the targeting of displacement camps. Al Hakika further details the losses suffered by public service sectors as a result of the militia’s war, in addition to the measures undertaken by the Sudanese government to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Al Hakika Chronicles:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Reveals Restrictions Imposed by the Rapid Support Forces Militia on Humanitarian Operations
The United Nations reported that an organisation affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has imposed severe restrictions on humanitarian operations in areas under the control of these forces.
In its humanitarian update dated 13 March 2025, the UN Office addressed the suspension of operations by some humanitarian partners in the Zamzam camp due to systematic targeting and the ongoing siege of El Fasher by the RSF militia.
The UN Office clarified that an agency affiliated with the RSF militia has placed travel restrictions on humanitarian organisations that have not signed a cooperation agreement. These restrictions have caused significant delays in the delivery of essential life-saving supplies in the Darfur region.
The report added: “Despite claims that the restrictions would be lifted until April 2025, the RSF-affiliated organisation continues to interfere in humanitarian operations, preventing the delivery of supplies to areas outside RSF control and enforcing the presence of armed escorts. The increasing difficulty in dealing with this organisation is further shrinking the humanitarian operating space in areas under the RSF’s control.”
The United Nations also announced that a logistics convoy belonging to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) was detained by the RSF militia in West Kordofan State, Sudan. Several civilian contractors were kidnapped, and trucks carrying diesel fuel were seized.
According to a statement issued by the UN mission, the convoy, which consisted of 23 vehicles and 66 personnel from the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, had departed Abyei en route to Kadugli to collect 280,000 litres of diesel fuel. Upon reaching the checkpoint in Nyama, it was stopped by an armed group composed of 30 RSF militia members. They forced eight Kenyan civilian contractors working for Lake Oil to disembark from their trucks.
Despite negotiation efforts, the RSF militia compelled the abducted drivers to operate the trucks to Babnousa and detained 62 Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Nyama. After intensive efforts by the mission leadership and the UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, the abducted individuals were released after 34 hours in captivity. However, the trucks have not yet been returned and remain held in an undisclosed location. The United Nations estimated the value of the seized fuel at approximately USD 520,000.
The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General expressed the United Nations’ deep concern over this escalation, stressing that attacks against peacekeeping forces may constitute war crimes under international law.
Meanwhile, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) stated:”We had no choice but to make the decision to suspend all our activities in Zamzam camp, including the field hospital,” announcing the halt of their operations due to the continued shelling of the camp by the RSF militia.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) also suspended the delivery of aid to displaced persons in Zamzam camp, North Darfur State, due to insecurity caused by repeated attacks by the RSF militia on the city.
Al Hakika Chronicles:
Following Its Defiance of UN Security Council Resolution 2736, the Rapid Support Forces Bomb Displacement Camps in El Fasher and Set Fire to Dozens of Villages in Tawilah, North Darfur
On 12 March 2025, dozens of people were killed and others wounded in El Fasher city following artillery shelling launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on numerous villages in the Tawilah locality.
The Sixth Infantry Division stated in an official release that the “terrorist rebel militia” continues to target civilians in residential neighbourhoods and displaced persons in shelter centres with heavy artillery. The shelling led to the death of 10 civilians, including a three-year-old girl, and left 23 others injured with varying degrees of severity.
In the same context, the spokesperson for the Sudan Liberation Movement, Al-Sadiq Ali Al-Nour, accused the RSF militia of committing acts of murder against women, children, the elderly, and the sick in villages located northeast of Tawilah locality in North Darfur State.
The General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees Camps also reported continued displacement from villages west of El Fasher city in North Darfur, following the burning and looting of 23 villages by the RSF militia. In a statement, the Coordination revealed that 1,656 individuals had arrived in the Tawilah area and anticipated further displacement from villages south of El Fasher due to ongoing targeting by the RSF militia.
On 4 March 2025, more than 80 individuals were killed or injured as a result of intense artillery shelling by the RSF militia on the Abu Shouk displacement camp in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State.
The camp, which hosts over half a million displaced persons and is located in the northern part of El Fasher, has been subjected to daily artillery bombardment by the militia. According to local community leaders, this has forced the displacement of nearly 70% of its residents. Thousands of homes, water resources, and medical facilities have also been destroyed.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Government and UN Reports Document Horrific Violations Against Children in Sudan
In early March 2025, the National Council for Child Welfare revealed that 46 girls had been subjected to rape in the states of Kordofan and Sennar since the beginning of the current year.
Tens of thousands of children have endured various violations during the war, including displacement and asylum, murder and rape, recruitment, abduction, and injuries.
Abdel Qader Al-Amin Abu, Secretary-General of the National Council for Child Welfare, stated in a press release that the Council had documented 46 cases of rape involving young girls in areas entered by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), particularly in the outskirts of Kordofan and the entry point between Sennar and White Nile.
He also announced new figures regarding children who lost limbs due to shrapnel injuries, reporting a total of 73 cases — including 33 boys and girls in Wad Madani, 20 in Khartoum, and 20 in Sennar State.
He further noted the disappearance of 2,000 children in the states of Sennar and Al-Jazirah following RSF attacks on those regions.
The Council is currently organising verification missions to establish accurate statistics concerning missing children across all states.
He confirmed that the RSF had recruited 3,000 children in the regions of Sennar, Al-Suki, Al-Dinder, and Al-Jazirah, in addition to the recruitment of 2,750 children in Khartoum State.
On 4 March 2025, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that it had documented 221 cases of child rape since the beginning of the previous year, including four infants who were only one year old.
Human rights organisations stated that the RSF militia is using rape as a weapon of war and a strategy to humiliate communities, noting that over half of the documented cases involved gang rape.
UNICEF, in a report titled “Crisis of Sexual Violence Against Children,” stated that it had documented 221 cases of rape against children since the beginning of 2024, in addition to 77 cases of sexual assault, including attempted rape.
The report indicated that 16 of the 221 documented rape cases were committed against children under the age of five, including four infants aged just one year.
UNICEF noted that the number of documented violations against children in 2024 was 16% higher than the previous year, and represented a 473% increase compared to 2022.
The report also emphasised that these figures, which the United Nations verified with great difficulty, represent only a partial picture of the true scale of violence committed against children. Sexual violence remains among the least reported violations due to limited access to services, fear of stigma, and rejection by families.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Including 112 Minors: 890 Rape Cases Documented During the Rapid Support Forces’ Control of Al-Jazirah
According to the Al-Jazirah Conference Platform, 890 documented cases of rape were committed by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia during their control of Al-Jazirah State in central Sudan.
Since seizing control of the state at the end of 2023, the RSF militia committed horrific atrocities against the population of Al-Jazirah, reaching their peak in October and November 2024, before the state was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Victims in Al-Jazirah were forced into devastating responses to the stigma of sexual violence, including fleeing their families and, in some cases, committing suicide, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Mabr Mahmoud, Secretary-General of the Al-Jazirah Conference, stated that “humanitarian and human rights organisations in contact with the Al-Jazirah Conference have documented 890 rape cases committed by RSF militia members in villages across the east, west, and north of the state.”
He reported that 112 of the victims were minors, including 18 cases requiring urgent medical care, for whom arrangements are underway to transfer them to Port Sudan in eastern Sudan for treatment.
He also indicated that there have been 135 cases of abortion resulting from rape, in addition to 125 cases of unwanted pregnancies among the victims.
The Al-Jazirah Conference, a civilian entity formed following the RSF’s takeover of the state, is working to monitor violations including killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, looting, and the destruction of livelihoods.
Women’s organisations believe that the RSF militia is using sexual violence as a strategy to humiliate communities and force them into submission. The disruption of 75% of health facilities in conflict-affected areas has prevented rape victims from receiving timely medical care.
Al Hakika Chronicles
UN Report: RSF Militia Detained 10,000 People in Khartoum as Volunteers Reveal Dozens of Missing Girls Under 18
On 5 March 2025, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia had detained more than 10,000 individuals in detention centres across Khartoum State, hundreds of whom have died due to torture and illness.
The Commission published a report covering the period from 15 April 2023 to June 2024. According to the report, the UN Human Rights Commission confirmed the existence of 39 RSF-run detention facilities where approximately 10,000 individuals were held during the reporting period. The report indicated that Soba Prison was the largest RSF detention site, followed by a complex in Riyadh, East Khartoum. It also noted that various infrastructure facilities had been repurposed as detention centres, including residential buildings, government offices, police stations, schools, a courthouse, two universities, a kindergarten, a shop, a factory, and three military bases.
The report stated that these detention facilities were distributed across the three cities of Khartoum State, with 17 located in Khartoum, 13 in Bahri (Khartoum North), and 9 in Omdurman. It stressed that the RSF militia operates more detention sites than the Commission was able to verify.
The report highlighted serious violations, stating that the RSF militia engaged in the arbitrary detention of civilians for indefinite periods without charging them. Detainees were subjected to various forms of torture and ill-treatment, including beatings and electric shocks. Detention centres operated by both parties were described as severely overcrowded with poor ventilation.
The lack of food and water in RSF-run facilities resulted in malnutrition and preventable deaths, while denial of medical care led to a rise in fatalities due to untreated illnesses and injuries.
On 12 March 2025, volunteers reported a rise in the number of missing women and girls in neighbourhoods under RSF control in southern Khartoum. More than 11 cases of disappearance were recorded between May 2023 and February 2025.
The regional network for women in the Horn of Africa, “Siyaha,” had previously documented 236 cases of missing women and girls since the outbreak of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF.
A statement by the South Belt Emergency Room reported that over 11 cases of missing girls under the age of 18 had been documented in the South Belt area between May 2023 and February 2025.
The missing individuals were identified as follows:
Manal Abdullah Abdel Karim from Al-Yarmouk, disappeared on 28 February 2025.
Khadija Mohamed Sharaf Al-Din from Andalus, Badr District, disappeared on 22 July 2024.
Sarah Ali Al-Zain from Al-Mansoura, disappeared on 30 October 2023.
Manahil Ali from Mayo, Andalus, disappeared on 15 May 2023.
Mazahir Yousif Adam from Mayo, South Belt, disappeared on 16 June 2023.
Hawaa Adam Daoud from Al-Azhari, disappeared on 26 May 2023.
Omnia Idris Juma from Al-Azhari, disappeared on 10 June 2023.
Samaher Imad Ibrahim from Al-Azhari, disappeared on 5 July 2023.
Fatima Ibrahim Arbab from Al-Inqaz, disappeared on 25 December 2023.
Zaytoun Musa from Al-Inqaz, disappeared on 22 December 2023.
According to the Emergency Room statement, the RSF militia has committed widespread violations against civilians in southern Khartoum, including looting, killings, and enforced disappearances. These violations have escalated in response to the military advances made by the Sudanese Armed Forces in several areas of the capital.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Losses Reached One Million Dollars: Al-Jazirah University Reveals Extensive Damages Caused by Militia Destruction
Dr. Yasser Hilal Al-Hashimi, Vice-Chancellor of Al-Jazirah University, announced that the committee tasked with assessing the damages sustained by the university’s campuses during the incursion of the rebel Rapid Support Forces militia into the city of Wad Madani estimated the losses to range between USD 260 million and 300 million.
Al-Hashimi confirmed, according to the Sudan News Agency (SUNA), that the collective efforts of the university’s entire community and its affiliates will enable the administration to rebuild all its campuses.
He stated that members of the university’s security personnel, sanitation workers, engineering department, and all university staff will be called upon to participate in the reconstruction efforts to resume academic and administrative operations at the university’s complexes in Al-Jazirah State.
Al Hakika Chronicles
“500 Individuals Tortured and Starved to Death, Then Buried in a Mass Grave”: Investigation Exposes RSF Militia
Evidence reviewed by The Guardian indicates that over 500 individuals may have been tortured or starved to death, and subsequently buried in a secret mass grave north of Khartoum.
A visit to a base formerly controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, recently recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces, revealed a previously unknown detention centre. Chains were found hanging from doors, rooms appeared to have been used for punishment, and bloodstains were visible on the floors. Former detainees reported being subjected to repeated torture by their captors.
Near the base, a large burial site was discovered, containing at least 550 unmarked graves, many of which were recently dug. Some of these graves are believed to hold multiple bodies.
Survivors rescued from the detention facility located on the outskirts of the base — approximately 70 km north of Khartoum — stated that many detainees had died in custody and were believed to have been buried nearby.
Medical examinations of the survivors revealed multiple signs of torture, and confirmed that the detainees had been deliberately starved.
The RSF had taken control of the “Garri” base and used it as a command and training centre following the outbreak of conflict with the Sudanese army nearly two years ago. Satellite images and military sources confirm that no graves were present at the site prior to the start of the war on 15 April 2023.
Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has been investigating violations in Sudan since the beginning of the conflict, stated that the detention site may represent “one of the largest scenes of brutal crimes uncovered in Sudan since the start of the conflict.” The organisation called for United Nations war crimes investigators to be granted access to the site.
Dr. Hisham Al-Sheikh, who examined 135 men discovered after the Sudanese Armed Forces reclaimed the base in late January, said that signs of torture and severe malnutrition were widespread.
Dr. Al-Sheikh explained that the men — all civilians — were in a state of extreme trauma upon discovery, to the point that many of them were unable to speak. He added, “When we arrived, they couldn’t even walk out on their own — we had to carry them. They bore marks of beatings and brutal torture. Some had sustained serious injuries from the abuse.”
Military officials believe the RSF militia did not anticipate the discovery of the detention centre and the mass grave near Garri. Until recently, the RSF controlled large parts of the area, which likely led them to believe the site was safe from exposure or attack.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Following Its Involvement in Acts of Genocide: Sudan Files Lawsuit Against the United Arab Emirates at the International Court of Justice
On 5 March 2025, Sudan filed a lawsuit against the United Arab Emirates at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the UAE’s involvement in acts of genocide committed against the Masalit community in West Darfur.
Sudan’s application pertains to crimes committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and allied militias, including — but not limited to — genocide, murder, theft, rape, forced displacement, assault, destruction of public property, and violations of human rights. According to Sudan, all these actions “were carried out and facilitated through direct support provided by the United Arab Emirates to the rebel RSF militia and the armed groups associated with it.”
Sudan affirms that the UAE is “complicit in the genocide against the Masalit by way of its direction and extensive financial, political, and military support to the RSF rebel militia.”
The application is based on Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the Court, and Article IX of the Genocide Convention, to which both Sudan and the UAE are parties. The submission was accompanied by a request for the indication of provisional measures, pursuant to Article 41 of the Statute of the Court and Articles 73 to 75 of the Rules of Court.
Sudan is requesting the Court to issue provisional measures pending a final judgment in the case.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Widespread Rejection and Condemnation of Attempt to Establish RSF-Controlled Authority
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over the announcement by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, along with allied political forces and armed groups, of their signing of a political charter signalling their intent to establish a governing authority in areas under the control of warlord Hemeti’s forces.
The Secretary-General reaffirmed that the preservation of Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity is essential for achieving a sustainable resolution to the crisis in Sudan.
According to the United Nations News platform, Guterres, in a statement attributed to his spokesperson, warned that such a move represents “further escalation” of the conflict in Sudan, which risks “fragmenting the country and deepening the crisis.” He reiterated that safeguarding Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity is key to ensuring both a sustainable resolution to the crisis and long-term stability for the country and the region.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs issued a strong rejection of the RSF and its allies’ signing of what was described as a “Transitional Constitution” for Sudan. In a tweet published by the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, it was affirmed that such actions threaten peace and security in the country and lead to further instability and the de facto division of Sudan.
In a firm statement, the Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) also expressed deep concern over the RSF’s announcement of forming a parallel authority, deeming it a threat to Sudan’s unity and ongoing peace efforts. The organisation stressed that the solution is not military but lies in inclusive dialogue, welcoming the Sudanese roadmap for forming a technocratic government. It also called for international coordination to support democratic transition and demanded immediate delivery of humanitarian aid, particularly in El Fasher and Zamzam camp.
The African Peace and Security Council affirmed that it does not recognise the so-called parallel government or any similar entity within the Republic of Sudan. It expressed grave concern and strong condemnation of recent developments, specifically the RSF and its allied political and social forces’ declaration of forming a parallel government in Sudan. The Council warned that this move poses serious risks of dividing the country and called on all African Union member states and the international community to refrain from recognising any parallel government or entity seeking to control or govern any part of Sudanese territory or institutions.
Furthermore, the Council urged all member states and international actors to abstain from providing any support or assistance to armed or political groups aiming to establish a parallel authority or state entity within Sudan. It reaffirmed its commitment to upholding Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity and to resolving the devastating conflict through peaceful means — a conflict that has led to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and displaced more than 12 million Sudanese civilians.
On 2 March 2025, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it was closely following and greatly appreciating the mounting international positions rejecting threats to Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, and legitimate national authority, posed by the attempt to establish an authority in the name of the Janjaweed militia and its affiliates — an initiative launched from Kenya under the supervision of the militia’s regional sponsor.
The ministry praised the strong principled positions expressed by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the African members of the UN Security Council — Algeria, Somalia, and Sierra Leone — as well as those of other Council members, including Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Guyana, and the statement issued by Türkiye.
The ministry stated that these positions confirmed the irresponsible conduct of the Kenyan presidency in hosting the genocide militia and seeking to legitimise its unprecedented crimes, placing Kenya in the category of a rogue state in violation of international norms.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed its call to all members of the international community and regional and international organisations, particularly the African Union, to condemn this grave threat to regional peace and security and the undermining of the established foundations of the international order.
Al Hakika Chronicles
Affirming Technical Readiness at Border Crossings: President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Issues Decision to Reconstitute the National Joint Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies
The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, has issued a decision to reconstitute the National Joint Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies. The committee will be chaired by Lieutenant General Al-Sadiq Ismail Mahmoud and will include as members the undersecretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health, Social Development, Federal Governance, Agriculture and Forestry, Culture and Information, and Transport, alongside representatives of relevant agencies, institutions, and entities.
The committee is tasked with ensuring the technical and logistical readiness of border crossings — in terms of infrastructure, staffing, and effective coordination between ministries, institutions, and specialised bodies — in order to facilitate the smooth flow of humanitarian aid.
It is also mandated to develop detailed lists outlining the country’s humanitarian needs in accordance with the overarching state policies and plans.
Additionally, the committee is responsible for defining the national strategic objectives of the humanitarian response plan, sharing them with United Nations agencies, and national and international organisations. It will also prepare a matrix of projects to be implemented, including their respective costs, and oversee their approval in coordination with UN organisations and partners, as well as monitor their implementation.
This decision comes within the framework of the Sudanese government’s ongoing efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need.