Sudanese official: RSF fighters have used rape as a weapon to expel civilians

Reports say that, after a year has passed since the start of the internal war in Sudan in April 2023 between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), women have become the main victims where they have been oppressed and their human rights have been violated to a large extent.

The director of the Unit for Combating Violence against Women, Salima Is'haq (a government agency), reveals the violations and sexual violence committed against women in Sudan, and emphasizes that women are more vulnerable to the violence of being displaced and forced to leave their homes and have lost their security. savings, and their dreams.

Is'haq emphasized that sexual violence related to the internal war in Sudan was the biggest crime against women in the past year, explaining that there were 157 recorded cases, but since the breakdown of the communication network and health services, that number has not been updated, as the collapse of the health system in conflict areas has cut off communication and information.

Dozens of Sudanese women have been sexually enslaved by fighters of the Rapid Aid Force in what is known as the Daman Hotel incident in Nyala.

According to reports, the areas where women faced more violations of their rights are conflict areas in Darfur, El Geneina, Nyala, and Khartoum, especially Bahri areas and areas under the control of the Rapid Support Forces, RSF