Gang-rapes in Darfur; 45 women raped in East Jebel Marra in 45 days

A displaced woman was raped in Kass locality, South Darfur on Monday. On Wednesday, militiamen gang raped three displaced women in the area of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. About 45 women, including 12 minors, have been raped in East Jebel Marra in the period between 1 July and mid-August. In South Darfur, a woman (40) from El Batari-B camp for the displaced in Kass locality was raped by gunmen on Monday. The coordinator of El Batari camps reported to Radio Dabanga that “militiamen brutally raped the woman on the farmland she was working. “The unconscious victim was transferred to a hospital in Kass. Her condition remains critical although she received four bottles of blood.” On Wednesday three displaced young women were raped near ​​Fula, about 2 km north of Shangil Tobaya, where they were tending their farmlands, a witness told Radio Dabanga. “After the gunmen had raped the women, they took their three donkeys, and left.” Humiliated Residents of East Jebel Marra informed Radio Dabanga that 45 women, including 12 minors, have been raped in the period between 1 July and mid-August. They added that the “government-backed militiamen” are often not satisfied with raping alone. “They humiliate the victims even more, by shaving their heads, and mutilate their bodies.” “The 12 minors, who were raped, suffer from genital problems. Only four of them have been treated, for fistula, at El Fasher Teaching Hospital.” File photo: Darfur women demanding justice. Their banner reads: “Raped women demand immediate punishment of the criminal Janjaweed”. Related: Children burned to death in attack in East Jebel Marra, Darfur (14 September 2014) North Darfur’s Kabkabiya camps call for protection against rape (12 September 2014) Mother, daughter gang-raped in Kabkabiya, North Darfur (2 September 2014)Four women, including two minors, gang-raped in Darfur (31 August 2014) Five women gang-raped in Central Darfur’s Nierteti (28 August 2014) Women, girls gang-raped, schoolgirl suicide in South Darfur (25 August 2014) Militiamen kill one, rape two, surround North Darfur camp (15 August 2014) Man killed, students assaulted, women raped in Kutum, North Darfur (14 August 2014) Three sisters gang-raped in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra (11 August 2014) Militiamen kill, rape displaced in North Darfur (1 August 2014) Three sisters gang-raped in Gireida locality, South Darfur (21 July 2014) 39 rape victims in two months at South Darfur’s Kalma camp (5 June 2014)South Darfur’s Kalma camp registers 19 rape cases within 12 days (1 May 2014)