Amnesty International has released a stark new report accusing Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces of carrying out war crimes during their assault on Zamzam, the largest displacement camp in Darfur.
According to the organisation, between 11 and 14 April the RSF and allied groups attacked civilians, burned shelters, destroyed clinics, mosques and schools, and forced more than 400 000 people to flee.
The findings suggest the violence at Zamzam is not an isolated incident, but part of a wider and continuing pattern of atrocities across Darfur as Sudan’s war worsens and humanitarian access collapses.
To help us understand what happened, what it means for civilians, and what the international community can realistically do, is Amnesty International researcher Niki Frederiek, who authored the report.