Sudan protests: UN High Commissioner decries reports of rape, harassment
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, urges “a prompt, independent, and thorough...
At least one dead, two raped, 300+ injured in Sudan protest marches
Resistance Committees, doctors, lawyers, and activists have condemned the excessively violent response by the Sudan Armed Forces and associated paramilitaries,...
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Sudan: New report lists 74 deaths in wake of 2019 Khartoum massacre
A new report entitled The Price of the Transition, prepared by a group called the Initiative of Those Present, reveals...
Twelve Darfuri women and girls raped in eastern Chad
Twelve young women and girls from the Kounongou camp for Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad were raped by cattle herders...
Call for more policewomen in Sudan’s rural areas
The Sudanese police needs more women officers, to help and protect victims of gender-based violence, says activist Kamelia Kuku. In...
Displaced continue to face violence in Darfur
A displaced farmer died on Saturday in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, after being shot. Another violent incident took place in Central...
Rape and GBV a constant threat for displaced women as North Darfur violence persists
Women and girls displaced by violence and lawlessness in Darfur face the additional constant threat of rape and gender based...
‘Sudan Public Order Law still being implemented’: SIHA Network
According to the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), crimes of gender-based violence against women by...
OCHA: 151.300 people around El Geneina remain displaced and do not feel safe to return
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report yesterday on the emergency situation in West...
UNITAMS head warns that conflict and gender-based violence threaten Sudan’s stability
Despite Sudan's progress towards peaceful transition, the ongoing intercommunal conflict, “unanswered” violence against women, and delays in establishing key representative bodies threaten...
Team Zamzam: Residents overcome sexual violence stigma in North Darfur
“This girl is so remarkably brave. She didn’t hesitate to tell us about three crazed Janjaweed who assaulted her for...
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