Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say

Sudan civil war: Women raped by RSF fighters in Gezira state die by suicide, activists say

Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.

UN accuses Sudan militia of mass rape

The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan has just issued a new report accusing the Rapid Support Forces militia of using sexual violence to control civilians in their territory. The report follows one of the deadliest single incidents of the 18-month-old civil war: On Friday, RSF troops killed at least 124 people, injured nearly 200, and detained scores in a village southeast of Khartoum. Activists told CNN…

Sudan’s RSF guilty of ‘staggering’ sexual violence in ongoing conflict

A United Nations Fact-Finding Mission reported Tuesday that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed extensive sexual violence against civilians. The report highlights what it describes as “staggering” levels of abuse, with victims aged from eight up to 75 years old. According to the report, victims were targeted based on gender and perceived ethnicity, often suffering severe physical and psychological abuse. The vio…

Civil war in Sudan continues, women suicide to avoid rape and massacre

The ongoing civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to claim hundreds of civilian lives, with the United Nations (UN) chief António Guterres calling the situation a “nightmare of violence” while addressing the UN Security Council. Women paying the price of war Eighteen months into the civil war, it is the women who have paid the most price. They are being subjecte…

Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war: UN

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale. Children are not spared the abuse, with women and girls being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report. "There is no safe place in Sudan now," the investigation's chair Mohamed Chande Othman said.…