Critics: UN report on human rights in Sudan ‘does not correspond with scale of violations’
Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the...
Campaigners call for changes to Sudan rape legislation
On Saturday, the Together Against Rape and Sexual Violence campaign sent a memorandum to Sudan’s Attorney General Mubarak Osman demanding that...
♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
Sudanese killed and raped in Ethiopian refugee camps
Two Sudanese people were killed and six raped in Kumer refugee camp in Ethiopia recently, while others were robbed and...
MSF: Darfur displaced in ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian conditions
Zamzam camp in North Darfur is in a “catastrophic situation,” reports Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The security and humanitarian situation...
ICC Prosecutor: Sudan situation ‘dire by any metric’
“We are fast approaching a breaking point, and the situation in Sudan demands your attention more than ever,” International Criminal...
Sudan: Two new sexual violence cases in El Gezira
The Combating Violence against Women and Children Unit of the Sudanese Ministry of Social Affairs says it has received credible...
50+ new instances of rape reported in South Darfur
A distressing pattern of sexual violence in Sudan continues to unfold, as Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers group reported new instances of...
Sexual violence against Sudanese women in wartime: a never-ending tragedy
Whilst the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday, Radio Dabanga continues to...
Plight of women in Sudan and Darfur highlighted on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Sudan in April, women and girls have been particularly vulnerable to violence...
Gender-based violence ‘a weapon of war’ in Sudan and Darfur
Sudan has experienced a concerning rise in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) since the onset of war between the Sudan...
UN condemns sexual violence and abductions in Sudan
At least 20 Sudanese women and girls are reported to have been “abducted and held in inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions”,...
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