Over 1,000 killed in paramilitary's April attack on Sudan displacement camp

More than 1,000 civilians were killed over three days of attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur in April, according to a United Nations report released Thursday.



"At least 1,013 civilians were killed during the offensive from April 11 to 13," the report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said, pointing to a "consistent pattern" of serious violations of international humanitarian law and gross abuses of human rights law.



Of those killed, 319 were summarily executed, either in the camp or while trying to flee. Others were killed in their homes during house-to-house searches, as well as in the main market, schools, health facilities, and mosques.



The report also documented widespread conflict-related sexual violence. At least 104 survivors, including 75 women, 26 girls, and three boys, mostly from the Zaghawa ethnic group, were subjected to severe sexual abuse, including rape, gang rape, and sexual slavery, both during the attack and along escape routes.



In the months leading up to the assault, the RSF imposed a strict siege on Zamzam, cutting off food, water, fuel, and other essential supplies, and targeting those attempting to deliver aid. Some families were forced to feed their children animal feed to survive.



UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said such attacks could amount to war crimes.