The New York-based group said Sudanese military rulers at the time had planned a violent dispersal of a sit-in in the capital, Khartoum, in advance. ADThe protest movement says at least 128 people were killed in the crackdown. The death toll provided by authorities at the time was 87, including 17 at the sit-in. ADThe violence triggered a breakdown in talks between the protesters and the generals who took over power after removing al-Bashir. Sudanese security forces raped, stabbed, and beat protesters, Human Rights Watch said, adding that they also humiliated many demonstrators by cutting off their hair, forced protesters to crawl in sewage and urinated on them.

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 09:00 UTC