By Ziyah News Reporter
Khartoum — A prominent Sudanese human rights organisation has accused the country’s army and security forces of torturing detainees to death and operating so-called “execution chambers” in the capital.
The Emergency Lawyers group said it had documented hundreds of arrests in Khartoum since the Sudanese army recaptured the city from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March. In what it described as the “worst cases,” some captives were later found dead with clear signs of torture.
In a statement on social media platform X, the group warned of a “dangerous escalation in violations,” alleging that many detainees were picked up at random and taken to large detention centres.
“Their fates range from continued detention in inhumane conditions, trials conducted by security agencies that lack the most basic standards of justice, or release in poor health,” Emergency Lawyers said. “In the worst cases, some are found dead after being killed or declared dead as a result of torture.”
The allegations echo abuses committed under the repressive rule of former president Omar al-Bashir, when torture was widespread.
Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal civil war for nearly two years, with tens of thousands killed in fighting between the army and the RSF. Both sides have been accused of grave human rights violations.
In March, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan said both the army and the RSF were responsible for “a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of detainees,” including the use of sexual violence.
The war has also unleashed one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Around 12 million people have been displaced, while famine has been declared in parts of the country.
Adding to the crisis, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported last week that Sudan is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in years, with nearly 100,000 cases and 2,470 deaths recorded over the past year