Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘sickening’ sexual violence on women, girls: Report

The two-year civil war between the military and the paramilitary RSF in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced about 12 million more, according to the UN, which described the situation as one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis [File: Diego Menjibar/EPA]

Members of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been subjecting women and girls to “horrific” sexual violence and gang rape, as part of their strategy in the country’s civil war, according to Amnesty International, a global rights group.

In a 30-page report published on Thursday, Amnesty accused the RSF of inflicting “widespread sexual violence … to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country”.