Sudan Detention Crisis: SAF Security Cells & Human Rights Abuses
Sudan’s Detention Crisis: Allegations of Abuse, Torture, and Denial of Due Process Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, taking part in the launch of a program aimed at assisting the families of those killed or wounded in the ongoing civil war. © EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images. Why Are Sudanese Security Forces Facing Allegations of Arbitrary Detention and Torture? The ongoing conflict in Sudan, which escalated dramatically in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has plunged the country into a devastating humanitarian catastrophe . Beyond active combat lines, a profound human rights crisis is unfolding inside detention facilities and ad hoc holding centers run by military authorities and security cells. Recent investigations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and reports from United Nations bodies have revealed alarming allegations of arbitrary arrests, torture, severe starvation, and deaths in c...
