Khartoum/ Al Hamish’s Voice- Sunday, November 9, 2025
Mashad Human Rights Monitor announced that the civilian death toll in the city of Al Fashir, North Darfur, has exceeded 11,700 killed and 32,000 injured during the large-scale attacks carried out by the RSF and their allied militias following their full takeover of the city in October 2025. The monitor described the events as an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and “crimes against humanity that may amount to genocide.”
In a statement received by Al Hamish’s Voice, Mashad Human Rights Monitor said that its findings are based on direct field observations, satellite imagery analysis, and investigations with survivors and eyewitnesses. It noted that the violations were “systematic and organized, targeting civilians on ethnic and geographic grounds.”
The statement clarified that the indiscriminate shelling of residential neighborhoods and the use of heavy weapons resulted in the deaths of more than 11,700 civilians, including 2,366 children under the age of eighteen, and left over 32,000 others injured to varying degrees. The attacks and forced displacement also drove more than 163,000 people to flee the city and its surroundings, while over 3,000 civilians remain missing.
The monitor added that it documented 1,041 cases of rape and sexual violence, most targeting underage girls, alongside the detention of more than 68,000 civilians within the city and the arrest of over 2,000 young men and women in secret locations, where they were subjected to torture and mistreatment.
It pointed out that the siege imposed on Al Fashir has led to an almost complete collapse of food, water, and healthcare services, with civilians facing conditions “worse than famine” due to the use of starvation as a weapon against the population, in clear violation of Article 54 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions.
The monitor held the United Arab Emirates and Kenya responsible for “direct support and funding of the militias,” affirming that this places these countries under “clear legal and moral responsibility” before the international community.
Mashad Human Rights Monitor called on the United Nations and international human rights organizations to take urgent action to protect civilians, ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid, and hold those responsible for these crimes accountable before international justice. It reaffirmed its commitment to continue documenting violations and providing evidence to the competent judicial bodies.
