Sudanese paramilitary forces killed, abused and targeted people with disabilities during and after their takeover of al-Fashir, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, calling it the first time it had documented abuse of “this type and scale.”The Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting Sudan’s army since April 2023, captured the military’s last stronghold in western Darfur in October after an 18-month siege.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Reports later emerged of mass killings, abductions, rape and widespread looting.Last week, the UN’s independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said the assault on al-Fashir bore “the hallmarks of genocide.”“Human Rights Watch has documented abuses against people with disabilities in armed conflict around the world for over a decade,” said Emina Cerimovic, the group’s associate disability rights director.“But this is the first time we have documented this type and scale of targeted abuse.”HRW