A recent report by medical professionals revealed ongoing violations by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, including continued extrajudicial killings of detainees inside detention centers on ethnic grounds.
The report, issued by the Sudan Doctors Network, covers the period from January 2026 to April and comes roughly eight months after the RSF took control of the city.
It documented extremely deteriorating humanitarian and health conditions, along with the continued detention of hundreds of civilians, including children and women. The RSF is accused of committing violations inside detention facilities, including killings during torture and interrogation, as well as ethnically motivated executions.
According to detainee data obtained by the network, the RSF is currently holding around 907 military prisoners and approximately 1,470 civilian detainees, including 426 children and 370 women. They are distributed across several detention sites, including Shala Prison, service facilities such as the Children’s Hospital and the land port, as well as others held inside shipping containers.
Survivors told the network’s team that detainees face severe abuses, including field executions. Sixteen civilians were reportedly killed inside Al-Rasheed dormitories at El Fasher University in February on ethnic grounds after being accused of affiliation with regular forces. Most detainees also suffer from injuries caused by shelling without receiving necessary medical care.
On the health front, the report said detention centers have witnessed a widespread outbreak of cholera since early February, amid a lack of prevention and treatment measures. Weekly deaths range between 5 to 10 cases, bringing the total death toll to more than 300 within two months. Poor environmental conditions, lack of clean water, and malnutrition have further contributed to disease spread and wound infections.
According to the report, bodies are left inside detention facilities for periods before being forcibly buried by detainees.
The report also highlighted the collapse of the health sector in El Fasher due to a severe shortage of medical staff, noting that the RSF has detained around 22 doctors, including four women, under extremely difficult conditions and amid acute shortages of medical supplies.
