UN declares RSF campaign in Sudan amounts to genocide

A UN Fact-Finding Mission concluded July 9, 2026, that the Rapid Support Forces' systematic violence against non-Arab civilians during and after its siege of el-Fasher constitutes genocide. The determination hardens language from February identifying genocide "hallmarks." The finding carries no binding enforcement but establishes an evidentiary record for prosecutions and places member states on notice of their Genocide Convention obligations—including the duty to prevent.