12-year-old gang raped in North Darfur

A group of militants alleged armed by the government are said to have raped a 12-year old girl near Kassab camp, in North Darfur, where she lives.An activist at the camp of Kutum locality, said the militiamen, riding horses and camels, took the girl at gunpoint and raped her alternately “from 10am until 8pm.”A group of displaced men, supported by elements of the Sudan Armed Forces, chased the alleged perpetrators who managed to repel the group.The victim was transferred on Friday morning from the crime scene to a hospital in Kutum where she remains in “deplorable conditions,” the source told Radio Dabanga.File photoRelated: Central Darfur camps saw 17 rape cases in Ramadan: displaced (16 August 2013)

A group of militants alleged armed by the government are said to have raped a 12-year old girl near Kassab camp, in North Darfur, where she lives.

An activist at the camp of Kutum locality, said the militiamen, riding horses and camels, took the girl at gunpoint and raped her alternately “from 10am until 8pm.”

A group of displaced men, supported by elements of the Sudan Armed Forces, chased the alleged perpetrators who managed to repel the group.

The victim was transferred on Friday morning from the crime scene to a hospital in Kutum where she remains in “deplorable conditions,” the source told Radio Dabanga.

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Related: Central Darfur camps saw 17 rape cases in Ramadan: displaced (16 August 2013)