### [2026-06-12](/feed/2026/06/12/index.md)

##### War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
# Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idris, announces that Sudan has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of running mass detention centers in the Darfur region, where prisoners are subjected to inhumane treatment including organ trafficking, torture, and starvation. 




### Sources:

1. [Sudan Now](https://en.sudannow.net/sudan-seeks-urgent-un-intervention-over-detainees-held-in-rsf-prisons-in-darfur/)
2. [Sudan Tribune](https://sudantribune.com/article/315020)

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