Sudan army accused of torture, 'execution chambers' in Khartoum as war fuels famine, cholera crisis
The Emergency Lawyers group claims that since the army retook Khartoum in March, hundreds of people have been arrested, with some later found dead, their bodies showing signs of torture.
A Sudanese human rights organisation has accused the army and security forces of torturing detainees to death and operating "execution chambers" in Khartoum, months after the military recaptured the city from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Emergency Lawyers group claims that since the army retook Khartoum in March, hundreds of people have been arrested, with some later found dead, their bodies showing signs of torture.
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In a statement on Facebook, the group condemned the alarming increase in such cases across the country, noting that some of those detained were taken at random and transferred to 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," the group said.
"In the worst cases, some are found dead after being killed or declared dead as a result of torture."
Although the group has consistently denounced RSF atrocities, it said government forces are now increasingly responsible for abuses in Khartoum—a conclusion echoed by international investigators.
In March, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan reported "a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of detainees" carried out by both the army and RSF, including "rape and other forms of sexual violence."
Torture was common during the rule of ousted president Omar Al-Bashir, and those methods appear to have resurfaced amid the civil war that broke out in April 2023.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced about 12 million people, making it one of the world’s worst displacement crises.
Aid agencies warn that famine is spreading quickly, while Doctors Without Borders reports the war has fueled Sudan’s deadliest cholera outbreak in years. Nearly 100,000 cases and 2,470 deaths have been recorded in the past year, according to the group.
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