Sudan army torturing people to death, says rights group

Rights group says Sudan army is torturing people to death - Face2Face Africa

Sudan’s has army has been accused of torturing people to death and operating "execution chambers" by a human rights group in the country.

Sudanese rights group accuses security cells of torture, disappearances

August 17, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese rights group on Sunday accused state-backed security cells in the capital Khartoum of committing widespread abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and forced disappearances, saying it had documented 121 such arrests in recent months.

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Rights group: SAF runs execution chambers, tortures detainees to death

A leading Sudanese human rights organisation says General al-Burhan’s forces (SAF) and state security agencies are torturing detainees to death and running “execution chambers.” Emergency Lawyers said it had documented hundreds of arrests in Khartoum since SAF retook the capital from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March, amid a civil war that has killed tens of thousands in two years. In the worst cases, the group said, detainees were later f…

Sudan Military Under Fire for Alleged Torture and Killings, Human Rights Group Says

A prominent Sudanese human rights group has accused the country’s army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating “execution chambers”. The Emergency Lawyers group said it had documented hundreds of arrests in the capital, Khartoum. It said that in the “worst cases”, some captives had later been found dead with evidence of torture. The Sudanese army recaptured the city from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March…

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...