I don’t doubt that at all.
My mom has a close friend who was able to escape the atrocities there and legally came to the US, a real example of asylum.
She’s been here about 15 years, married (another Sudanese refugee) has two children now and works for the TSA at PHX.
She hasn’t had contact with her brother since, found out her uncle was murdered by thugs. Sudan is a mess…the stories she has are horrific.