Sudan Army Accused of Torture and Executions

A Sudanese human rights group has accused the country’s army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating what it called “execution chambers.” The Emergency Lawyers group said it had documented hundreds of arrests in the capital Khartoum, with some detainees later found dead showing signs of torture.

The allegations come after the army retook Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in March, in a civil war that has killed tens of thousands in two years. The army did not respond to requests for comment, while Emergency Lawyers said it had observed what it called a “dangerous escalation in violations.”

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The UN has previously found both the army and the RSF responsible for widespread abuses, including arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence and extrajudicial killings. The Emergency Lawyers group said detainees faced inhumane detention, sham trials, release in poor health, or in the worst cases, death under torture.

The war has driven more than 12 million people from their homes, creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the conflict has also fuelled Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years, with nearly 100,000 cases and 2,470 deaths reported over the past year.