US EditionRights Group Accuses RSF of Systematic Sexual Violence in Sudan’s Civil War
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa verified 1,294 sexual violence cases since April 2023, with 87% attributed to Rapid Support Forces fighters.
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Rights group accuses RSF of systematic sexual violence
By Faisal AliReport finds paramilitary group responsible for vast majority of attacks as conflict devastates civilian population.A women’s rights organisation has documented nearly 1,300 cases of endemic sexual and gender-based violence across war-torn Sudan, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) blamed for the overwhelming majority of attacks.The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) released findings on Thursda…
London: The Washington Post published a report prepared by Catherine Hurled and Hamza Harun in which they said that the Rapid Support Forces had carried out mass abductions after taking control of El Fasher town in the west of the country, holding thousands of civilians for a heavy ransom and executing those who could not pay, according to testimonies of survivors, human rights organizations and relatives of the kidnappers.
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