Britain sanctions Sudanese commanders over weaponised rape

Sanctions issued over mass killings and widespread sexual violence against civilians during the fall of el-Fasher.Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026The United Kingdom has sanctioned 15 Sudanese military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of the ongoing civil war accused of committing war crimes during the fall of the city of el-Fasher.Commanders from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces were sanctioned for sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians. The measures include travel bans and asset freezes, with the wider aim of ensuring that “the horrors that took place at El Fasher will be known to the world”, the UK Foreign Office said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Food or medicine? The impossible choices facing Sudan’s chronically illlist 2 of 3Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock marketlist 3 of 3Drone attacks across Sudan escalate, 160 people reported killedend of listThe announcement came after the release of UK-funded reporting by the Centre for Information Resilience, which revealed a campaign of “systematic starvation and conflict-related sexual violence against civilians in Sudan”, the Fo...