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Sudan: 'As Widespread As Guns and Bullets' - Sexual Violence Used to Terrorize Sudan's Women and Girls

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Gedaref State, Sudan -- "Every woman and girl here is at risk, no matter her age or background. No one is safe," said Khadija*, a midwife at a maternity clinic in Sudan's eastern Gedaref State.

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Sudan: 'As Widespread As Guns and Bullets' - Sexual Violence Used to Terrorize Sudan's Women and Girls

Gedaref State, Sudan -- "Every woman and girl here is at risk, no matter her age or background. No one is safe," said Khadija*, a midwife at a maternity clinic in Sudan's eastern Gedaref State.

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“As widespread as guns and bullets”: Sexual violence used to terrorize Sudan’s women and girls

GEDAREF STATE, SUDAN – “Every woman and girl here is at risk, no matter her age or background. No one is safe,” said Khadija*, a midwife at a maternity clinic in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref State.

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Long After the Guns Fall Silent, Victims of Sexual Violence Cry Out for Justice

Photo: © PAHO/WHO/David Lorens Mentor Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It not only devastates survivors, but also tears families and communities. Trauma, shame and stigma fall on the victims, not on the aggressors, and are transmitted from generation to generation. Only in 2024, the United Nations verified some 4,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, although the actual figure is likely to be much high…

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