(MENAFN) A Sudanese human rights organization on Tuesday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of relocating hundreds of detained civilians and captured soldiers from El-Fasher in North Darfur to prisons in Nyala, the administrative center of South Darfur.

The Emergency Lawyers, an independent nonprofit group, stated that “the RSF transferred hundreds of civilians and military prisoners from El-Fasher to detention centers in (Nyala) after taking control of the city, in an arbitrary detention that violates international law and the principles of criminal justice.”

The organization reported that “the prisons hold dozens of detainees in deteriorating health and humanitarian conditions, which has led to the worsening of many cases and the death of others due to hunger, mistreatment and lack of medical care.”

The statement emphasized that “separating civilians from military prisoners is essential, as each group enjoys different rights; civilians must be protected from any collective punishment, while military prisoners are entitled to humane treatment, medical care and guarantees specified under the Third Geneva Convention.”

The group urged “the immediate release of civilians and the rejection of any trials or charges,” calling on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to “fulfill its role in visiting detention centers, ensuring the safety of detainees, guaranteeing respect for international humanitarian law, and providing the necessary legal and humanitarian assistance.”

Sudanese authorities and the RSF had not responded immediately to the statement.

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