Sudan Doctors Network: RSF Detains 2,377 in El Fasher Including 426 Children, 370 Women, 22 Doctors in Deplorable Conditions

The Sudan Doctors Network published a detailed report on April 27, 2026 documenting the mass detention of 2,377 people by RSF forces across multiple facilities in El Fasher, North Darfur — a city under RSF control since October 2025 after an 18-month siege and mass atrocities. Of the 2,377 detainees, 907 are military prisoners (SAF soldiers and affiliated fighters) and 1,470 are civilians, including 426 children, 370 women, and 22 doctors and medical personnel. Detention facilities include: Shalla Prison, a converted children's hospital, the land port complex, Al-Rashid dormitories, and shipping containers. Conditions are characterized as deplorable — in Al-Rashid dormitories, 16 civilians were killed in February 2026 based solely on ethnicity in apparent targeted killings; detainees have suffered torture deaths, field executions, injuries without any access to medical care, and severe deprivation of food and clean water. A cholera outbreak has been ongoing since February 2026, with approximately 300 deaths and continuing mortality of 5-10 people per week among detainees. The 22 detained doctors were likely seized to prevent them from treating wounded opponents or witnesses. The detention of medical personnel is a violation of the Geneva Conventions. The Sudan Doctors Network called on the international community, UN Secretary-General, and human rights bodies to take urgent action. Emergency Lawyers Sudan, which published the companion report on the Hamidiyah IDP camp strike on the same day, separately called for accountability. Al Jazeera reported the story with extensive testimony from witnesses who escaped El Fasher.