Elbashir Idris is a Sudanese human-rights activist known for his work documenting violations, open-source investigations and supporting civilians amid the recent conflict in Sudan.

Since the outbreak of the war in 2023, he has played an important role in mapping and verifying human rights abuses, often through open-source investigations and collaboration with digital documentation initiatives such as the Sudanese Archive. His work focuses on preserving and analysing visual and digital evidence of conflict, resistance, and state violence, ensuring that testimonies and materials from victims and witnesses are not lost amid the chaos of war.

Beyond documentation, Idris is deeply engaged in projects that strengthen civil society’s capacity to pursue justice and accountability. Through partnerships with organisations like the Wayamo Foundation, he has contributed to initiatives that train Sudanese activists, lawyers, and researchers to collect, verify, and use evidence of international crimes. His advocacy reflects a broader vision: to break the cycle of impunity in Sudan by ensuring that future truth-seeking and transitional-justice processes are grounded in credible, verifiable information.