The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of two brothers inside Dagaris Prison, located west of the city of Nyala in South Darfur State and under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid allegations that they were subjected to torture and held under poor detention conditions.
According to CFJ’s documentation, the victims are Abdullah Hamad Abdullah and Awad Hamad Abdullah, both affiliated with the West Kordofan State Police. They were arrested in December 2025 in the city of Al‑Fulah after refusing to work within the RSF‑affiliated federal police, before being transferred to Dagaris Prison.
Available information indicates that their family was informed of their deaths by a recently released detainee, who stated that the two brothers died in mid‑February 2026 after suffering from the effects of torture, in addition to malaria, amid the absence of medical care and severe malnutrition inside the detention facility.
The Committee for Justice stated that this incident raises serious concerns regarding the conditions of detainees inside Dagaris Prison, particularly in light of repeated reports of ill‑treatment and the lack of minimum humanitarian standards.
CFJ holds the Rapid Support Forces fully responsible for the safety of detainees and calls for an urgent and transparent investigation into the circumstances of the deaths, accountability for those responsible, and measures to improve detention conditions and ensure the provision of adequate healthcare for detainees.