mass killings

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it is gathering evidence of alleged mass killings and sexual violence following the seizure of al-Fashir, the last military stronghold in Sudan’s Darfur region, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In a statement released Monday, ICC prosecutors confirmed they had opened an active phase of evidence collection tied to recent atrocities in the city, which fell to the RSF late last month. “Within the ongoing investigation, the office is taking immediate steps regarding the alleged crimes in al-Fashir to preserve and collect relevant evidence for its use in future prosecutions,” the statement said.…