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Women speak out about sexual violence in Sudan fighting

Sudanese women take part in a protest decrying sexual attacks, after the UN said at least 13 women and girls were raped in mass protests against the army in Omdurman on December 23, 2021 [Ebrahim Hamid/AFP]

Multiple accounts of rape perpetrated by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have emerged across Sudan – as well as one documented case of a rape by an army soldier – as activists and medical professionals take to social media to warn others and provide a critical support network for survivors and women at risk of sexual violence.

Graphic details have been shared online as organisations and individuals grapple with internet connectivity issues to paint a disturbing picture of increasingly indiscriminate attacks on women as the war enters its fifth week.

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