‘Sudan Public Order Law still being implemented’: SIHA Network
According to the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), crimes of gender-based violence against women by...
OCHA: 151.300 people around El Geneina remain displaced and do not feel safe to return
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report yesterday on the emergency situation in West...
UNITAMS head warns that conflict and gender-based violence threaten Sudan’s stability
Despite Sudan's progress towards peaceful transition, the ongoing intercommunal conflict, “unanswered” violence against women, and delays in establishing key representative bodies threaten...
Team Zamzam: Residents overcome sexual violence stigma in North Darfur
“This girl is so remarkably brave. She didn’t hesitate to tell us about three crazed Janjaweed who assaulted her for...
Sudan: Blue Nile activists campaign against sexual violence
Hundreds of civil society activists participated in a protest vigil against rape in the Blue Nile state capital Ed Damazin...
Sudan’s Fiqh Academy prohibits ratification of CEDAW
The Sudanese Fiqh Academy issued a fatwa on Sunday, barring the planned ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination...
Demos commemorate start of Khartoum sit-in two years ago
Demonstrations were staged in Khartoum, Atbara, Wad Madani, Port Sudan, Kassala, and El Gedaref yesterday, marking the second anniversary of...
Sudan celebrates International Women’s Day
International Women's Day was celebrated throughout Sudan yesterday. Various events took place and prominent women held speeches. The Darfur Bar...
Displaced Darfur woman raped while fetching firewood
A displaced woman was gang-raped in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, on Saturday. The 45-year-old displaced woman lives in Ayour Bari...
‘Historic step’ as Sudan ratifies conventions on torture, disappearance
A joint meeting of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Council of Ministers has approved two draft laws to join the International...
Girl raped, young women shot, man stabbed in Central Darfur
A 10-year-old girl was raped, two young women were shot and a young man was stabbed in three separate attacks...
Women protest rape, violence, and sexual harassment in Darfur
Yesterday, the Sudanese Women’s Revolution Initiative held a vigil in front of the Ministry of Justice in Khartoum to protest...
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