Sudan police assault journalist in Khartoum
KHARTOUM - March 14, 2023 Journalist Ikhlas Nimir announced her intention to sue the police and file an official complaint...
More policewomen, less support for rape victims in North Darfur
EL FASHER - The acting governor of North Darfur on Wednesday announced a plan to recruit more than 3,000 policewomen...
Sudanese journalists call for more digital involvement of women in fight for gender equality
KHARTOUM - March 10, 2023 In an interview with Radio Dabanga for International Women’s Day, the Journalists Association for Human...
Situation of women in Sudan ‘deteriorating in all respects’ as world marks International Women’s Day 2023
KHARTOUM / DARFUR / NEW YORK – As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today, the situation of women in...
14-year-old girl gang-raped in West Darfur, lawlessness across region
KEREINIK / NIERTETI / ZALINGEI / TAWILA - A 14-year-old girl was gang-raped by a group of armed men in...
15-year-old daughter of Sudan anti-graft politician gang-raped
The 15-year-old daughter a leading member of Sudan’s suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)*, was abducted and gang-raped by as yet...
Call to review Sudan procedures and laws that ensure legal abortion access for rape victims
A workshop focusing on legal abortion in Sudan has called for amendments to procedures and laws regarding rape victims’ rights...
Perthes tells UNSC: ‘Political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the uncertainty and insecurity sparked by October 2021 coup’
The political framework agreement signed in Khartoum on Monday “now offers a path to realise the aspirations of Sudan’s youth,...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Sudan
Activities have been taking place in Sudan as part of the annual international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence...
Women and human rights groups protest regional violence in Sudan
69 women and human rights groups organised a protest sit-in in front of the buildings of the United Nations High...
ACJPS: Death sentence of young Sudanese woman a human rights violation
On Friday, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) published a statement condemning the sentencing to death by...
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