Two girls ‘raped by gunmen on camels’ in North Darfur
In North Darfur, two young girls were sexually assaulted by an armed group while travelling between the towns of Kadarik...
HRW documents 260+ cases of sexual violence in Sudan capital
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday, accusing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing widespread acts of...
‘Sex for food’ latest indignity for Sudanese women
Women have long borne the brunt of the suffering in Sudan, through previous civil conflicts, and predictably, since the current...
Three sisters raped at gunpoint in Central Darfur
Three sisters aged between 18 and 23 were severely beaten and raped at gunpoint by a group of unidentified gunmen,...
Sudanese women launch anti-war campaign in Uganda
Under the slogan 'Do not turn a blind eye to famine in Sudan', the Sudanese organisation The Women Guardians launched...
Report: Sexual violence the ‘forgotten atrocities’ of Sudan war
Reports of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) being systematically employed as an instrument of war, have been endemic since the outbreak...
Sudan timeline April-June 2024: Sudan war ‘remains overlooked by international community’
On April 15, the war between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered its second...
Sudan Appeal Court clears woman on death row
The Appeal Court in Atbara in River Nile state, acquitted Aya Mustafa, previously sentenced to death on June 9 for...
SIHA: Gender-based violence surge in Sudan’s Sennar
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network has reported a surge in cases of sexual...
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STPT report offers gender-informed perspective on Sudan conflict
A newly released report authored by Zeinab Badawi for the Sudanese Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) has brought to light...
Rape-related pregnancies surge in Sudan
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) reported today that several victims of gender-based violence (GBV) in Darfur...
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