USA calls on Sudan’s RSF for ‘zero tolerance for sexual violence’
The USA has strongly condemned “the widespread conflict-related wave of sexual violence in Sudan attributed by reliable sources, including victims,...
‘Concern and alarm’ at escalating violence against women and girls in Sudan and Darfur – IGAD women’s forum
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Forum for Women’s Empowerment for Peace and Security Conference, held in the southern Kenyan...
Women’s seminar cancelled by Sudanese security authorities
The security authorities in El Gezira cancelled a seminar by the No to Women’s Oppression Initiative on Saturday. The initiative...
Images of destroyed Darfur villages evoke ‘scorched earth’ campaigns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported “massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba” in West Darfur in late July...
Calls to address sexual violence in Darfur, El Burhan orders investigation into ‘war crimes’
The Women’s Future Organisation has recorded 103 incidents of rape in South and West Darfur since the outbreak of war...
‘Criminal cases filed against Sudan militia’ for abductions and sexual violence
The Sudanese public prosecutor has reportedly filed criminal cases against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for enforced disappearances and...
Marches as SPLM-N El Hilu and army clash in South Kordofan
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu) shelled parts of Kadugli, capital of South...
Sudan warring parties accused of widespread human rights violations
People fleeing Khartoum are forced to take dirt paths as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly closed main roads to...
RSF accused of killings, robberies and sexual violence in Sudan
UM RAWABA / MERSHING / KHARTOUM - July 15, 2023 The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of killing...
More rape cases reported by Sudan social affairs unit
KHARTOUM - The Combating Violence against Women and Children Unit of the Sudanese Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday reported that...
DBA: Reports about women slave markets in North Darfur ‘not confirmed’
KHARTOUM - The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) said yesterday that it has been receiving several reports about the existence of...
Save the Children: Children as young as 12 raped as sexual violence rips through Sudan
LONDON / KHARTOUM - Girls aged between 12 and 17 years old are being sexually assaulted and raped in alarming...
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