Women’s vigil in Darfur commemorates massacres
Women carried out a vigil in front of El Geneina court in West Darfur yesterday, in solidarity with the victims...
Rape of displaced women in North Darfur on the rise
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, SIHA Network, announced a 50 per cent increase in rapes...
Sudan to teach police, army, medics awareness of gender-based violence
Sudan is to establish a special unit to combat violence against women aimed to improve conditions for women, to protect...
World marks International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Marking the sixth annual International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict today, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
The Sudanese government is to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM). A special article will be added to the country’s criminal law....
Young girl raped by militiaman in Central Darfur
A member of the paramilitary Border Guards raped an 8-year-old girl near Nierteti in Central Darfur on Thursday. The militiaman...
Two girls raped in Darfur
Militiamen raped two girls in separate incidents in West and South Darfur last week. Eight people died and three others...
Six Darfur women raped for two days
Gunmen raped six women for two days in the Taradona area south of Saraf Omra in North Darfur. A relative...
Girl gang-raped by North Darfur bandits
A young girl was gang-raped by gunmen near Tawila in North Darfur on Thursday, while two people died in another...
School drop-outs, early marriages on the rise in disputed Abyei region
The Abyei Women’s Union has expressed its serious concern about the increasing numbers of school drop-outs and early marriages in...
School student raped by police officer in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
On 12 December, a police officer raped a 16-year-old girl in Geisan in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. The police refused...
Minor raped, six injured in Central Darfur farm invasion
Six farmers have been injured and a young woman was gang-raped after unidentified gunmen invaded farms in the area of...
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