The conflict in Sudan has greatly affected women and children, increasing the dangers of sexual violence and forcing many women and children to flee. There have been disturbing reports about women dying by suicide just to avoid being raped by armed militia.
Hala Al-Karib, the Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), confirmed this in an interview on News Central’s programme Jasiri.
According to the International Organisation for Migration, over 14 million people fled their homes with hunger, disease and sexual violence rampant.
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan has reported that paramilitaries are targeting the female population. The Chairman, Mohamed Chande Othman, highlighted the abduction of women and girls for sexual slavery, saying that there is no safe place in Sudan.
Hala Al-Karib said, “From the first day of the war, women have been sexually violated. There have been support forces. Militia …