Sudan exhumes grave holding RSF victims, Christians at university

July 14, 2025 (WAD MADANI) – Sudanese authorities on Monday began exhuming a makeshift cemetery at a university that holds the remains of people killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Christian civilians, a prosecutor said.

The exhumation of 26 graves on the Al-Nashisheiba campus of the University of Al Jazirah follows a legal complaint filed by the university after its grounds were used for burials.

Omer Yousef Adlan, a public prosecutor, said the graves contained victims of the RSF, civilians whose families were prevented by the RSF from using the city’s official cemeteries, and some RSF members.

He added that the remains of Christians would be reinterred in Christian cemeteries.

“Available information indicates that some of the graves belong to minor children,” Adlan said in a press statement.

The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured the city of Wad Madani from the RSF earlier this year. During its year-long occupation of Al Jazirah state, the RSF was widely accused of atrocities, including mass killings, forced displacement, sexual violence, and widespread looting.

Adlan condemned the RSF for blocking families from burying their dead, describing the militia’s actions as a violation of “human nature and religious teachings.”

The exhumation was overseen by police officials and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society.