Sudan accuses RSF of organ trafficking, mass abuses in Darfur prisons

June 12, 2026 (UNITED NATIONS) – Sudan has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of running mass detention centres in Darfur where inmates are subjected to torture, starvation, and a transnational organ trafficking ring, according to a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council.

The document, dated June 12 and signed by Sudan’s UN ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith, claims that nearly 20,000 people are being held by the RSF at Daghris Prison in Nyala, South Darfur, while hundreds more, including children, are detained at Shala Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur.

The Sudanese government alleged that foreign medical personnel from Colombia and Serbia are operating inside the Nyala facility to harvest organs from military and civilian detainees, who are then buried secretly to destroy forensic evidence.

The RSF could not immediately be reached for comment on the allegations, but the group has previously denied accusations of systemic human rights abuses and the targeting of civilians.

According to the 6-page letter seen by Sudan Tribune, conditions in both prisons have reached catastrophic levels, with an outbreak of cholera and severe food shortages causing dozens of deaths each week. Sudan claims that approximately 300 wounded detainees died over the past two months in Shala Prison alone due to a total lack of medical care.

The document also details instances of extrajudicial killings, alleging that the RSF executed 15 wounded civilians at El Fasher University after accusing them of backing the Sudanese army.

Sudan called on the Security Council and the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene immediately, demand access to the facilities, and open an international investigation into the alleged war crimes.