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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Fred Harter

Women in Sudan facing a ‘tragedy’ of sexual violence as rape cases rise

A Sudanese flag is attached to a machine gun, hung with bullets, of a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary soldier
Systematic sexual violence is being used by paramilitaries in Sudan to degrade and humiliate people, say campaign groups. Photograph: Ümit Bektaş/Reuters

Since Sudan’s conflict erupted in April, Sulima Ishaq has been working around the clock. As the head of the country’s Combating Violence against Women and Children unit, it is her job to document sexual violence. It has now become systematic.

Ishaq and her team usually act on tipoffs from doctors and nurses. Sometimes, late at night, she receives calls directly from survivors, who tell her about their ordeals.

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