British News Agency

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Türk noted in his report that the nearly three-year-long conflict in Sudan has almost turned the country into a land of despair, documenting ongoing patterns of violence against civilians, including killings, rape, and torture.

Türk stated that in 2025 civilian deaths increased by more than two and a half times compared to the previous year, adding: “Thousands of people remain missing or unidentified. Both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces have continued to use explosive weapons in densely populated areas, often without warning. The parties have targeted schools, hospitals, marketplaces, and places of worship, clearly violating international humanitarian law.”

Türk said that the bodies of Sudanese women and girls have been turned into weapons to terrorize communities, and added:

“In 2025, more than 500 victims of sexual violence, including rape, gang rape, sexual torture, and slavery, have been identified; some cases resulted in death. A sharp increase in extrajudicial executions of civilians accused of cooperating with the other side has been documented. Widespread arbitrary arrests have been carried out by both parties and allied militias. Detainees have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment and held in inhumane and overcrowded conditions, leading to the spread of deadly diseases and the deaths of hundreds of people. The takeover of the Zamzam camp in April by the Rapid Support Forces and the attack on El Fasher in October caused thousands of casualties and have been assessed as acts that may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

Türk called for full compliance with the arms embargo in Darfur and stressed that the flow of weapons into Sudan must be stopped.