{"id":188765,"date":"2012-10-05T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/attacks-against-women-rise-in-hamidiya\/"},"modified":"2012-10-05T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T23:37:00","slug":"attacks-against-women-rise-in-hamidiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/attacks-against-women-rise-in-hamidiya","title":{"rendered":"Attacks against women rise in Hamidiya"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Displaced women living at Hamidiya camp in Zalingei, Central Darfur, have complained about the rise of pro-government militias’ assaults against them recently, Radio Dabanga has learned on Thursday, 4 October.<\/p>\n

The women said that dozens of them were attacked in the past two weeks, adding that the last attack happened on Wednesday, 3 October, against a woman and her daughter.<\/p>\n

According to witnesses the victims were working on their farm near the camp when gunmen riding camels shot them after they resisted a rape attempt. Both women got severely injured and are now in a Zalingei hospital for treatment, witnesses explained.<\/p>\n

A female camp’s leader told Radio Dabanga that women are commonly assaulted by pro-government militia when working in farms, collecting firewood, at markets and on roads.<\/p>\n

She added attacks include rapes, beating, whipping and looting.<\/p>\n

The camp’s leader said that despite reporting the incidents to the authorities and to UNAMID, they have not done anything about it yet.<\/p>\n

Hamidiya’s displaced women announced to Radio Dabanga they are going to submit a memorandum about these abuses to the Central Darfur government, to human rights organizations and to the UN.<\/p>\n