Torture and Death.. SAF continues its violations against civilians

The arrest campaigns and killing under torture carried out by militias allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in various regions of the country have angered the Sudanese public and human rights groups, amidst demands for intervention to stop the occurrence of such violations.

Two days ago, a prominent leader in the National Umma Party in Sennar state was killed under torture inside one of the detention centers affiliated with the Sudanese Army, following his arrest on charges of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), after the latter’s withdrawal from the city of Singa, last November.

Two days ago, militias allied with the Army arrested a number of young men in (Al-Samrab) neighborhood in Bahri, on charges of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces. They placed them in damaged car tires, in preparation for burning them, according to the action documented in video clips circulated on social media.

The aforementioned circulated video clip sparked a wave of rage, amidst widespread condemnation of the heinous torture of civilians under the pretext of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces.

Activist Bushra Ali commented on the video in a post on the (X) platform stating that this method combines the death penalty and torture by fire, and is unique in terms of violence, brutality and hatred of others.

He added that, “whenever the Special Tasks Forces or Al-Baraa Brigade seize control of an area, they commit unprecedented violations against the citizens in said areas, especially the youth.”

Observers believe that the Sudanese Army has granted these extremist militias free rein to attack citizens who insist on staying in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (i.e not abandoning their homes). Similar scenarios previously took place in the areas of (Al-Halfaya, north of Khartoum, El-Dinder and Singa.”

The leaders of these militias are practically punishing the residents for staying in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces and not moving to shelters in areas controlled by the Army, according to observers.

The killings

In the city of Singa, Sennar state, reports from Human Rights Organizations confirmed the occurrence of serious violations that included assassinations and extrajudicial killings. This came after the Army took control of the city from which the Rapid Support Forces withdrew.

The Central Observatory for Human Rights – Sudan (COHR) expressed, in a statement on its Facebook page, its deep concern over the recurrent reports in regards to the deterioration of human rights situation in Sennar state.

The statement pointed out the occurrence of serious violations against civilians in relation to the groups fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, carrying out extensive arrest campaigns, assassination operations, and extrajudicial killings.

On Saturday, the National Umma Party in Sudan announced the death of civil leader, Adam Bashir Adam, under torture inside one of the Sudanese Army detention centers in the city of Singa, Sennar state in Central Sudan.

The Party confirmed in a statement (Erm News) received a copy of, that the victim, a civil leader, was arrested on charges of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces and was tortured to death.

The statement added that “The victim was unjustly arrested along with a large number of innocent citizens from the villages of Singa, Al-Shukkaba, Zainuba, Abu Hajar, and Wad Al-Neel, for no reason other than refusing to leave their areas, so they were arrested, tortured and killed in punishment, on alleged charges of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces.”

The National Umma Party denounced the “revenge behavior” against innocent citizens, calling on the Sudanese Army leadership to release detained citizens and stop the practices of repression and serious violations against them.

The Sudanese Army had entered the city of Singa in Sennar state, following the withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces, while reports relayed information about a wave of widespread arrests of civilians on alleged charges of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces.

Video clips circulating on social media showed armed men affiliated with the Sudanese Army storming citizens’ homes in the city’s villages, amidst practices of intimidation and humiliation against women inside their homes, while others showed the arrest of dozens and forcing them to climb into trucks.