Sudan: Report Details Widespread Use of Sexual Violence in Sudan War
The report verified 546 incidents across Sudan's 18 states and says rape, gang rape and sexual slavery were used to terrorize civilians.
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Sexual violence used as a 'weapon of war' since start of Sudan conflict, UN says
Sexual violence has being used “consistently as a tactic and weapon of war” since the conflict in Sudan erupted three years ago. That’s the finding of a new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office.
Sudan: Report Details Widespread Use of Sexual Violence in Sudan War
A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April 2023 and its profound, long-term impacts on victims, families and communities.
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Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war
A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April 2023 and its profound, long-term impacts on victims, families and communities.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has documented and verified 546 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 16 of Sudan’s 18 states since the start of hostilities in April 2023, up to mid-April of this year. These incidents involve 838 victims, including 539 women, 284 girls, and eight men […]
Almost a quarter of the reported cases were gang rapes, including 539 women, 284 girls, 8 men and 7 boys.
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