Rape used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, UN agency warns

Rape used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, UN agency warns

GENEVA - Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday, as the conflict marks its second year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rape used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan

Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday, as the conflict marks its second year. "We have seen a 288 percent increase in demand for life saving support for rape and sexual violence survivors. We are beginning to see the systematic use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war," Anna Mutavati, the regional director of UN Women, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Port Sudan. "Women…

Sudan: Rape being used as war tactic

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Rape used systematically as weapon of war in Sudan, UN agency warns

Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday, as the conflict marks its second year.

"The violations are being used as a weapon of war, far above any other country in which we work," the head of communication at UN Women, Paloma Escudero, who is in Sudan on the occasion of the tragic second anniversary of the civil war in the country, explains to EL PERIODICO. As the clashes escalate, violence against women has almost tripled this 2024 compared to the previous one, according to the United Nations agency for gender equality. Offi…

"It is a war that uses the bodies of women and children as a weapon of war and war strategy," says Hala al-Karib, Director of the Sudan Women's Rights Organization, Siha.In the Darfur region, which was the scene of a genocide some 20 years ago, sexual violence by militias has a long tradition: "What is happening in my country is definitely a result of years of impunity and silence on atrocities and violence against women and girls and civilians …