Overview
- On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Legal Action Worldwide and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies filed a criminal complaint in Nairobi on behalf of 12 victims seeking charges against 10 alleged RSF members.
- The petition asks Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions to open a formal investigation under the International Crimes Act and says the DPP has roughly 30 days to decide whether to proceed.
- The complaint details alleged detention, torture, forced labour, killings, rape, and sexual slavery at sites in and around Khartoum, including Soba Prison and the Al-Riyadh complex, between April 2023 and March 2025.
- Filers say some of the accused may be living in Kenya and note prior contacts between RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Kenyan officials, which raises legal and diplomatic questions for Nairobi.
- Rights groups and U.N. experts have accused the RSF of widespread atrocity crimes while the ICC’s mandate covers mainly Darfur, so this case is presented as an alternative path to justice that could set a regional precedent and give victims a forum they lack at home.