Call for stricter laws to protect women in Sudan
Sudanese women’s groups organised a protest vigil in front of the Ministry of Justice in Khartoum yesterday to condemn sexual...
North Darfur woman injured in rape attempt
A woman farmer was severely wounded in an attack by gunmen west of Kabkabiya in North Darfur on Wednesday. In...
Banditry across Darfur leaves seven dead, three women raped
Two farmers were killed and three women were raped last week in El Salam locality in South Darfur. In a...
Rapes increasing in South Sudan’s Yida camp
Nuba refugees in the South Sudanese Yida camp deplore the increase in sexual assaults in the camp. One of the...
Sudan Justice Minister clarifies repeal of strict laws
Justice Minister Nasreldin Abdelbari appeared on Sudan's national television on Saturday to clarify why the government decided to repeal several...
17-year-old raped at North Darfur well
A complaint has been filed with police after a young woman was reportedly raped, and her companions savagely beaten, when...
Unamid calls on rebel factions in Darfur to stop fighting
The joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid) urged the two warring groups of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid...
Women’s vigil in Darfur commemorates massacres
Women carried out a vigil in front of El Geneina court in West Darfur yesterday, in solidarity with the victims...
Rape of displaced women in North Darfur on the rise
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, SIHA Network, announced a 50 per cent increase in rapes...
Sudan to teach police, army, medics awareness of gender-based violence
Sudan is to establish a special unit to combat violence against women aimed to improve conditions for women, to protect...
World marks International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Marking the sixth annual International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict today, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
The Sudanese government is to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM). A special article will be added to the country’s criminal law....
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