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February 25, 2025 News Release

Sudan: Armed Group Allied to the Military Attacks Village

Hold Forces Accountable for Gezira Attacks; Protect Civilians

Picture of graves dug by residents of Tayba where the victims of the Sudan Shield Forces were buried after the attack on January 10. The picture was taken/shared by a resident of Tayba and geolocated by Human Rights Watch in Tayba.
January 16, 2025 News Release

East Africa, Horn: Civilian Suffering in Armed Conflict

Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Impunity for Abuse

Refugees are taken in trucks
December 24, 2024 Dispatches

Famine Spreads in Sudan as Warring Parties Willfully Obstruct Aid

Famine Review Committee Finds Famine ongoing in North Darfur, Nuba Mountains

A woman has her arm measured during a malnutrition checkup at a medical center in a camp for internally displaced persons in South Kordofan state, Sudan, on June 17, 2024.
December 15, 2024 Report

Sudan: Fighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves

Gang Rape, Sexual Slavery as Rapid Support Forces Attack Refuge Area

RSF fighters took 18-year-old “Hania” from her home in Fayu, South Kordofan when she was three months pregnant. They held her at a military base and repeatedly raped her for three months before she escaped.
December 10, 2024 Report

Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan

Civilians Killed, Towns Destroyed in Rapid Support Forces Attacks

Screenshot of video
November 27, 2024 Commentary

Sudan’s Victims Survived Killings; Now They Face Starvation

A woman has her arm measured during a malnutrition checkup at a medical center in a camp for internally displaced persons in South Kordofan state, Sudan, on June 17, 2024.
November 25, 2024 Dispatches

UN: Russia Vetoes Sudan Resolution Despite Global Support

Concerted Council Action on Civilian Protection Key

Displaced people gather to receive free breakfast meals at a neighborhood in Omdurman city, Sudan, August 1, 2024.
November 14, 2024 News Release

Sudan: UN Acts on Abusive Commanders

Security Council’s First Sanctions on Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

Sudan's RSF Manager of Operations Directorate Maj. Gen.Osman Mohamed Hamid
November 10, 2024 News Release

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians

Widespread Attacks in Central Region Highlight Urgent Need to Protect Civilians

People displaced from Gezira state by the Rapid Support Forces seek shade in New Halfa, Kassala state, Sudan, November 3, 2024.
October 28, 2024 News Release

Africa Summit: Address Rights Crises in DR Congo, Sudan

COMESA Should Work to Curb Atrocities, Protect Civilians, Promote Justice

Heads of state participate in the 22nd summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, on June 8, 2023.
October 24, 2024 Dispatches

UN, African Union Should Take Bold Action to Protect Sudanese Civilians

Deployment of Mission to Protect Civilians Can’t Wait

Makeshift shelters for Sudanese refugees who have fled from Darfur, Sudan to Borota, Chad.
October 21, 2024 Statement

Human Rights Watch statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 81st Ordinary Session

October 17, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk

Thousands in Amhara Camps Need Security, Relocation to Safer Areas

Refugee in Kumer Camp
October 11, 2024 Dispatches

Strong Support for Ongoing Sudan Probe at UN Rights Council

States Should Work Towards Implementation of Mission’s Recommendations

A member of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) walks between damaged buildings, almost one year into the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Omdurman, Sudan, April 7, 2024.
October 10, 2024 Dispatches

EU Should Up its Game in the Face of Sudan Atrocities

Tackle UAE’s Support to Warring Parties, Support Protection of Civilians

People from Sudan line up to receive food from community kitchens, run by local volunteers for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, August 22, 2024.

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