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Geneva briefing on crimes
Sudan’s Attorney General Intisar Ahmed Abdel Aal, chairperson of the National Committee for the Investigation of Crimes and Violations of National Law and International Humanitarian Law, met in Geneva on Tuesday with Jürg Lauber and senior members of his team to review the committee’s activities.
“The National Commission of Inquiry into Crimes and Abuses under National and International Humanitarian Law in Sudan announced documenting more than 30,000 killings, more than 2,000 rapes, as well as about 15,000 arrests and forced disappearances since the outbreak of the war in the country more than three years ago”
During the meeting, Abdel Aal presented the key findings of the committee’s fifth interim report, outlining investigations conducted and judicial measures undertaken in relation to crimes and violations committed during the conflict.
Abdel Aal told the United Nations Human Rights Council that the Commission documented 2,200 rape cases and 30,971 killings, and registered 149,860 criminal cases, including 385 cases against members of regular forces whose immunity was lifted.
The briefing also addressed atrocities, reported violations, and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, with the Human Rights Council President expressing hope that Sudan would regain its security and stability in the near future.
El-Facher toll and UN claims
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights accused Sudanese paramilitaries of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during the seizure of the town of El-Facher, reporting at least 6,000 people killed.
The Office of the High Commissioner said that based on interviews conducted in late 2025 with more than 140 victims and witnesses in the Northern State in Sudan and in eastern Chad, it documented more than 6,000 people killed during the first three days of the RSF offensive on El-Facher.
The report estimates that at least 4,400 people were killed inside El-Facher and more than 1,600 others as they were fleeing the city, and it cautioned that the real toll of victims of this one-week offensive is undoubtedly far heavier.
In the statement, Volker Türk demanded that "Credible and impartial investigations must be conducted to establish criminal responsibility, including that of commanders and other senior superiors," tying the call to alleged atrocities during the takeover of El-Facher.
Detention figures and next steps
Abdel Aal said the Commission documented crimes and violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces against civilians, infrastructure, and national institutions, and she described them as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of genocide, including targeting civilians on the basis of ethnicity.
She also said the Rapid Support Forces hold about 20,000 people in Dukris Prison near Nyala in South Darfur State, and that they hold in Shala Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur State, 881 military detainees and 407 civilians, including 113 children, according to a government statistic.
The attorney general reaffirmed Sudan’s commitment to accountability and non-impunity, announcing readiness to cooperate professionally with the Human Rights Council mechanisms that enjoy government consensus, while urging the international community to support initiatives aimed at ending the war.
In a separate development, the Sudanese government accused last Friday the Rapid Support Forces of running an organized network for organ trafficking inside the Daqris and Shala prisons in Darfur region, where about 20,000 detainees are held, and sources from the Rapid Support Forces denied the accusation.
