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Warring parties committing ‘widespread sexual violence’ in Sudan: HRW

Sexual and gender-based violence has been rampant in Khartoum and its sister cities, in addition to attacks on hospitals and blocking of humanitarian assistance amid the devastating civil war [Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters]

The warring parties in the conflict in Sudan have engaged in widespread sexual and gender-based violence in the capital Khartoum, an NGO has reported.

Forces commanded by both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regularly carried out rape and gang rape among other crimes since the start of the civil war in April 2023, a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said. It also noted numerous attacks on health facilities and staff.

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