Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war

(UN News) A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April 2023 and its profound, long-term impacts on victims, families and communities. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, verified 546 incidents across 16 out of Sudan’s 18 states from the beginning of the conflict to mid-April of this year. At least 838 victims were affected and all but 15 were women and girls, but these figures represent only “the tip of the iceberg”. The report finds that sexual violence has spread alongside both the conflict and displacement routes and has been used consistently to terrorise and traumatise civilians. – Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war | UN News