US EditionWomen in Darfur report rape, lost children amid Sudan violence, UN says
The Rapid Support Forces used rape as a weapon during their 500-day siege of El Fasher, forcing 89,000 people to flee amid starvation and deadly attacks, the UN said.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations reported thousands of women and girls fleeing El Fasher, North Darfur face rape, starvation and bombing while seeking refuge.
- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces recently captured El Fasher after a 500-day siege, taking the last Sudanese Armed Forces stronghold in North Darfur amid accusations of using rape as a weapon of war.
- On the ground, women told U.N. officials that every step to fetch water, firewood, or stand in food lines carries a high risk of sexual violence, said Anna Mutavati.
- An estimated 89,000 people have fled El Fasher to Tawila, Korma and Malit where humanitarian resources are scarce, and the World Health Organization reported more than 460 patients killed and six healthcare workers taken.
- The U.N. says mounting evidence indicates systematic rape and satellite imagery shows widespread summary executions and likely war crimes by RSF members.
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Sudan: UN Women Warns of 'Systematic Rape and Starvation' As Sudanese Women Demand Peace Table
Geneva / El Fasher / Port Sudan -- UN Women has warned that rape is now being "used intentionally and systematically" in Sudan, where hunger and displacement deepen daily. Women and girls, the agency stressed, "are not just statistics, but a measure of our common humanity."
BBC World Service - Newshour, El Fasher survivors in Sudan recount hospital atrocities
Survivors who fled El Fasher in Sudan have described witnessing atrocities as the city fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces last month. The RSF has denied killing nearly five hundred patients and staff at the Saudi Maternity Hospital after capturing the city from the army. We hear a special report from Barbara Plett Usher in Nairobi. Also in the programme: German songwriters score a victory over AI; and Iraq goes to the polls. (Picture:…
Women who could escape from El-Fasher tell of systematic rape and the disappearance of their children
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