Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the international community, regional organisations and relevant state actors to take urgent action to end the conflict in Sudan’s North Darfur region, warning that the humanitarian situation has reached catastrophic levels.
The appeal was made during a Sudan Solidarity Advocacy Engagement themed, “City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces’ Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur” held in Kano.
Speaking at the event, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, urged governments to fulfil their obligations by protecting civilians, ensuring accountability and supporting efforts to restore peace in Sudan.
He said the organisation would continue to advocate for justice wherever human rights are violated.
Presenting Amnesty International Nigeria’s latest research findings, the organisation’s Researcher, Abdullahi Hassan, alleged that more than 4,000 people had been killed and 17 of North Darfur’s 23 villages burnt during attacks allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
He further alleged that members of the Zaghawa ethnic group and other non-Arab Sudanese communities had been disproportionately targeted in the violence.
Hassan said the conflict, which intensified between May 2024 and October 2025, had severely affected children, claiming that 87 per cent of children in Darfur were suffering from malnutrition, with 29 per cent experiencing severe acute malnutrition.
He also alleged that starvation had become widespread in some communities, with one in three children reportedly dying from hunger.
The researcher further alleged that the RSF had used explosive weapons in Al Fasher, resulting in increased civilian casualties, and accused the group of committing widespread human rights violations, including rape, sexual violence and sexual slavery.
He claimed that at least three girls under the age of 18 had been subjected to sexual abuse, while one survivor reportedly recounted being held captive and forced to cook for RSF fighters.
Amnesty International called for independent investigations into the alleged violations and renewed international efforts to protect civilians, provide humanitarian assistance and ensure those responsible for abuses are held accountable.
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