The Sudanese government has renewed its call for the international community to designate the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a terrorist organization, citing what it described as “serious crimes and violations against civilians” since the outbreak of the war, according to the Sudan News Agency (SUNA).
This came in a statement delivered by Sudan’s Attorney General, Mohamed Issa Tayfour, who is also the head of the National Committee for Investigating Crimes, during the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Tayfour confirmed that the committee has collected evidence proving the RSF’s involvement in acts of “genocide” and extrajudicial killings in several Sudanese states and regions.
Tayfour stated that the death toll has exceeded 28,000 people, in addition to around 44,000 wounded. He also revealed more than 14,000 cases of enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention, the existence of 965 mass graves, and the recruitment of 9,000 children for combat.
The Attorney General pointed out that the RSF has systematically targeted civilian infrastructure using drones, including hospitals, power stations, airports, ports, and prisons.
The war in Sudan broke out on April 15, 2023, between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), significantly impacting health services and living conditions for the population, and deepening the crisis of internal and external displacement.
Despite mediation efforts by Arab, African, and international parties to broker a ceasefire, these attempts have so far failed to achieve a lasting end to the fighting.
