Sudan’s Prosecutor General, Al-Fateh Tayfour, has officially disclosed staggering figures on human rights violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the ongoing civil conflict. Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Tayfour revealed that at least 28,613 civilians were killed, 43,575 injured, and 14,506 forcibly disappeared or arbitrarily detained.
A national investigation committee has so far identified 965 mass graves, allegedly containing victims of extrajudicial killings by the RSF in multiple regions, including West Darfur, Al Jazirah, Omdurman, North Kordofan, and North Darfur’s Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps.
Formed in August 2023 by Sudan’s Sovereign Council, the committee has documented over 3,900 cases, many of which have now been referred to national courts. Sudan has also requested the extradition of 17 individuals from six countries, facing charges ranging from genocide and war crimes to terrorism.
Tayfour accused the RSF of forcibly recruiting 9,000 child soldiers, killing prisoners of war, and collaborating with foreign mercenaries from more than 12 countries, allegedly recruited with assistance from the United Arab Emirates.
This marks the first official release of national-level data since the war began in April 2023, a conflict which, while unofficially estimated to have killed over 150,000 civilians, continues to ravage the country’s infrastructure and social fabric.
Earlier this year, the United States formally designated RSF actions as genocide, imposing sanctions on its commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemetti).
The disclosures are expected to intensify international pressure on all parties involved, as human rights advocates call for broader accountability and protection for civilians.