Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report
GuardianJUL 21 2024
A report from Human Rights Watch released on Monday claims that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), party to Sudan's civil war, are responsible for widespread acts of sexual violence. The report focuses on instances of sexual violence in the capitol of Khartoum.
Khartoum first saw conflict break out between the paramilitary RSF and the government Sudanese Armed Forces in April 2023. The report claims that in the capitol and its sister cities, Bahri and Omdurman, victims of sexual ranged from ages 9 to 60 in alleged crimes that include rape and gang rape, perpetuated by both sides.
The report contains accounts from 42 medical personnel and other service workers from Sept.-Feb. of this year. 18 of those say they have provided direct care to a total of 262 victims of sexual violence.