Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council | UN News

The International Criminal Court's Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan informed the UN Security Council that atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape, and ethnic targeting, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The situation in Darfur has darkened further, with civilians subjected to collective torture amid a widening war between Sudan’s rival military forces. The crimes include rape, arbitrary detention, executions, and the creation of mass graves, often filmed and celebrated by perpetrators. The ICC Prosecutor has concluded that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed in El Fasher, particularly in late October, following a prolonged RSF siege of the city. The Office of the Prosecutor is also advancing investigations into crimes committed in El Geneina, where witnesses have provided accounts of attacks on displacement camps, looting, gender-based violence, and crimes against children.