Rapes prevalent in Menawashi district of Darfur, residents say

The residents of the village of Amar Jadeed in Menawashi Locality in South Darfur complained of nighttime attacks on their wives and daughters by armed men. One villager told Radio Dabanga that elements of the border guards come nightly from their camp, which is located near the village, and rape women and girls. The attacks occur even within the homes of victims and sometimes while husbands and fathers are present and held at gunpoint. The villager said that the attacks do not stop until 10:00 the following morning.