(MENAFN) A Sudanese medical organization has reported 32 cases of rape among girls fleeing El-Fasher over the past week, as the city remains under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to reports.

The Sudan Doctors Network said some of the assaults occurred inside El-Fasher following the RSF takeover, while others happened as girls tried to escape to nearby Tawila. The group condemned the attacks as “a clear breach of international humanitarian law and amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

“These crimes reveal the extent of the disorder and systematic abuses facing women and girls in areas controlled by the RSF, amid the absence of protection and a complete lack of accountability,” the statement added.

The network held the RSF fully responsible and called for an urgent, independent international investigation, immediate protection for survivors and witnesses, and unrestricted access for medical and humanitarian teams to provide care, treatment, and psychological and legal support.

The conflict in Sudan, which began in April 2023 between the army and the RSF, has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million, according to the World Health Organization.

Last month, the RSF seized El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and has been accused of committing massacres. The paramilitary group now controls all five Darfur states, while the army holds most of the remaining 13 states, including the capital Khartoum. Darfur accounts for roughly one-fifth of Sudan’s territory, though most of the country’s 50 million population lives in army-held areas.

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