Sudan's security forces killed, raped and burned civilians alive, says rights group

Human Rights Watch report catalogues appalling acts carried out by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces during two military campaigns in Darfur

Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Daldako area, South Kordofan. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Clár Ní Chonghaile-Wednesday 9 September 2015

Sudanese security forces gang-raped women in hospital, shot and burned civilians alive, and committed other appalling acts of torture during two military campaigns in Darfur, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, urging international peacekeepers to do more to stop the atrocities.

Sudan's Security Forces Killed, Raped and Burned Civilians Alive, Says Rights Group by Thavam Ratna