Killings, Rape, and Mass Graves: Rights Center Exposes Systematic Abuses in Gezira- Khartoum Highlight
The Gezira Human Rights Observatory revealed shocking abuses against civilians in Gezira, extending beyond forced arrests and sham trials. The report exposed widespread rape, torture to death, and extrajudicial killings by security and military-linked forces. It confirmed thousands of civilians opposing the war were detained, branded as Rapid Support collaborators without evidence. Violations involved the Security Cell, Military Intelligence, joint forces, Sudan Shield, and Al-Baraoun militia in Al -Jazeera.
Khalid Hassan Awad Al-Jaid, known as “Wad Al-Libi,” died under torture after arrest in Managil in early 2024. His family was informed only after Eid al-Fitr, with no medical report or official explanation of his death.
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In Wad Madani, veteran broadcaster Khalid Bahiri, 70, was arbitrarily detained in January 2025 and held secretly for months. He was later transferred to notorious prisons under harsh conditions, the report noted. The center documented graves in Managil for torture victims and detainees who died from malnutrition and lack of medical care.
In Hasahisa, over 230 detainees, including women and children, were held at the Sor Factory under cruel treatment. Children were not separated from adults, violating basic child rights, and all faced severe torture.
In Rufa’a, 70 detainees endured starvation and continuous torture in a 6×8 meter cell. Wad Madani was identified as worst affected, with more than 3,000 arrests of activists, resistance members, and volunteers. Many detainees were targeted along ethnic lines, raising fears of systematic persecution, the report added. Out of these, 950 cases were referred to courts, with harsh sentences including long prison terms, life sentences, and death.
At least 150 women were prosecuted on fabricated charges of “collaboration,” while 160 forced confessions under torture were documented. The center demanded urgent independent investigations into what it called a “systematic pattern of grave violations.” It urged immediate release of arbitrarily detained civilians, accountability for perpetrators, and protection for victims. The Observatory also called for legal and medical support for detainees, stressing that abuses breach international humanitarian law.
