Sudan: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – ‘Widespread Pattern of Detention, Torture, and Ill-Treatment By Both Sides in Sudan War’

Geneva / Khartoum — A UN report published on Thursday highlights a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment of detainees by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum State, “mirroring* practices seen in other conflict-affected areas in Sudan”. The report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, underscores: “Tens of thousands of people, including women and children, have been held without charge, with limited or…