{"id":162887,"date":"2026-04-08T12:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assayha.net\/en\/?p=162887"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:03:31","slug":"hrw-the-sudanese-army-detains-and-tortures-civilians-and-will-be-held-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assayha.net\/en\/162887\/","title":{"rendered":"HRW: The Sudanese Army detains and tortures civilians and will be held accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"s4\">&nbsp;The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) along with its affiliated militias, according to a press statement issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW), \u201cHave arbitrarily detained, tortured, and otherwise ill-treated civilians in areas under their control, denying them due process rights.\u201d The organization added that \u201cInternational as well as regional actors ought to make clear to the military leadership that they will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s4\">In the aforementioned statement issued today, Wednesday, Human Rights Watch shared that \u201cThe Sudanese Armed Forces and its allies have led a campaign of fear and retaliation against people they label collaborators, because of their identity, humanitarian work, or political activity or simply for having lived under the Rapid Support Forces\u2019 control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s4\">Furthermore, the organization warned the Sudanese Army and its militias against arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment, and called for compensation for detainees and their families. 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