The Hague /Al-Hamish’s Voice – 3 November 2025
The Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC expressed its profound concern and “ deep shock “ over reports from Al Fashir in North Darfur regarding mass killings, rapes, and other crimes believed to have been committed by the RFS during their recent attacks on the city.
In an official statement, the office said these atrocities are part of a broader pattern of violence sweeping Darfur since April 2023, emphasizing that such acts, if confirmed, could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.
The statement noted that the Court has jurisdiction over crimes committed in Darfur under UN Security Council Resolution 1593 (2005), and that the Office of the Prosecutor is currently investigating crimes committed since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023. It added that investigative teams have conducted several field visits and expanded their cooperation with civil society organizations, victim groups, national authorities, and international organizations
The Office of the Prosecutor confirmed that it has already begun urgent measures to preserve and collect evidence related to the El Fasher crimes for use in future prosecutions, noting that the recent conviction of Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) for committing similar crimes in Darfur in 2004 serves as a warning to all current parties to the conflict that justice is coming and there will be no impunity.
The Office called on all individuals and organizations interested in promoting justice to submit any information or evidence related to the recent events in Al Fashir through the Court’s secure platform
These developments come days after horrific massacres carried out by the RSF in Al Fashir, which Sudanese and international organizations have described as acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing targeting civilians based on ethnic identity.
This marks the first time since the escalation of the conflict that the ICC has issued a direct statement on a specific city in Darfur, indicating the potential for new charges against RSF leaders and officials responsible for the violations.
